A security guard working in the 1000-block area of Sunset Drive in Kelowna was stabbed by an unknown assailant Monday morning, RCMP said.
The assault is believed to have happened around 1:35 a.m. March 21, RCMP said. At that time, the man was transported to hospital by EHS where he was treated and released for serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
A suspect is a man, 30 to 40 years of age, five-foot-eight , with a large build and blonde hair wearing a black fur-rimmed parka and carrying a backpack, Cpl. Tammy Lobb,for the Kelowna RCMP, said in a press release.
This is the second violent assault of a security guard working in Kelowna in just a month.
A 24-year-old female security guard at UBC Okanagan died as a result of injuries she sustained in the early hours of March 26.
A man who had been working at the university was arrested under the Mental Health Act and is in hospital, police said in the immediate aftermath of that crime.
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Anyone who may have witnessed either incident is asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP by calling 250-762-3300. To remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net
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