A man was taken to hospital Friday afternoon with serious injuries after being stabbed at Sunridge Mall in northeast Calgary.
Members of the Calgary Police Service and EMS responded just after 1 p.m. to the east side of the mall in the Sunridge area for reports of a stabbing.
AHS EMS confirmed the man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries but did not say how he got them.
Police believe an altercation between two groups resulted in a man being stabbed.
It appears the altercation began inside the mall and spilled outside.
“We are still searching for the suspects and talking to witnesses, and do not yet have anyone in custody,” CPS said in a statement.
Police said the incident appears to be targeted and not random in nature.
At 2 p.m., a large police presence was spotted outside Hudson’s Bay and Shoppers Drug Mart at the mall.
A portion of the interior of Hudson’s Bay and exterior of the mall was seen cordoned off with police tape.
The incident comes one day after Calgary’s top cop held a news conference to address a rash of shootings and stabbings in the city.
Within a 48-hour period this week, there was a stabbing on a city bus, shots fired in two different parts of the city and a body found in a suitcase.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call CPS at 403-266-1234. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers.