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RCMP looking for hatchet-wielding man in South Surrey

Mounties are looking for a man allegedly brandishing a hatchet in South Surrey. File / Global News

RCMP are searching for a man who was reportedly brandishing a hatchet in South Surrey, B.C., on Monday.

Mounties said they received a call around 3 p.m. that the man had pulled the hatchet while demanding a cigarette from a person near 17 Avenue and 152 Street.

“Police arrived on scene within minutes, however the suspect was not located,” Surrey RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Vanessa Munn said in an email.

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Officers remain on scene speaking to witnesses and are collecting video in hopes of furthering the investigation.

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