Police are investigating after a 36-year-old man was stabbed at Metropolis at Metrotown Tuesday evening.
Burnaby RCMP were called to the mall on Kingsway around 6:25 p.m. after firefighters and paramedics responded to reports of a stabbing near the Kingsway entrance, Burnaby Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis told the NOW.
“They had been attending with emergency health services and there was a victim of either a stabbing or a gunshot at Metropolis,” Buis said.
When officers arrived, they confirmed the victim had been stabbed once in his upper left leg and had “lost a large amount of blood but was conscious,” Buis said.
“It was very traumatic for the people in the area,” he added.
An initial investigation has determined the victim was stabbed by two suspects, both described as Caucasian. No other description is available at this time, Buis said.
Investigators are now speaking with witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage to see if they can get a better description of the suspect.
The victim, who was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital, is expected to recover.
