Two men have been charged in connection with a stabbing at a powwow in Lethbridge over the weekend that sent the victim to hospital with serious injuries.
In a news release issued Monday afternoon, the Lethbridge Police Service said Dalton Mark Old Shoes, 22, of Lethbridge, and Dylan Jeremy Brave Rock, 22, of the Blood Reserve, turned themselves in to the Blood Tribe Police Service on Sunday night. They have each been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of an offensive weapon dangerous to the public.
Police said officers were called to the Enmax Centre, where the last day of the International Peace Pow-wow was taking place, on Sunday afternoon. They said officers were “dealing with an unrelated matter when security personnel notified the officers there had just been a stabbing.”
“Police secured the scene and the victim was transported to hospital by EMS,” the LPS said in a news release. “A number of witnesses observed the altercation and police obtained cellphone video.
“(Suspects) were quickly identified and it was confirmed they had left the building.”
While police asked the public to avoid the area and closed off surrounding roads for a period of time, they said there was no immediate danger to people at the Enmax Centre, noting investigators do not believe the stabbing was random.
Both of the accused are in custody awaiting judicial interim release hearings.
Police did not provide details about the stabbing victim’s gender or age but said the person remains in hospital in stable condition.