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Woman critically stabbed during fight at Lions Park LRT station: Calgary police

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to more accurately describe the area where the incident occurred.

A woman was left in life-threatening condition after being stabbed during a brawl at a Calgary LRT station Tuesday evening.

The Calgary Police Service said the altercation happened around 8 p.m. at the Lions Park LRT Station beside North Hill Shopping Centre near the Hounsfield Heights neighbourhood.

There was a fight involving five or six people on one of the platforms. Police said two people were stabbed and one of them, a woman, was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Police later said two other people were also in hospital — one with a head wound and another with a stab wound.

Three suspects were taken into custody, but police said investigators are still working to determine what charges will be laid.

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Calgary police investigating a stabbing at the Lions Park LRT station on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Global News

The genders and ages of everyone else involved was not known.

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The Lions Park LRT Station platform remained shutdown into the evening.

Just after 8:30 p.m., Calgary Transit said Red Line trains were not stopping on the outbound platform at Lions Park Station.

“If you are heading outbound to Lions Park Station please connect with a Shuttle Bus at Sunnyside Station,” a tweet from the city transit provider said.

The station was reopened Wednesday morning.

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