Niagara Regional Police are searching for a male suspect after a Saturday night altercation in Thorold left two adult women and a youth with stab wounds.
Officers with the service's 3 District, which covers Welland and Pelham, were called to a local hospital at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, after an adult female arrived for treatment of a stab wound, according to the Niagara Regional Police Service. Once there, officers learned a second adult female was also being treated for a stab wound.
Investigators determined the injuries stemmed from an altercation that took place sometime between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. that same evening near the intersection of Tucker Street and Lamb Crescent in Thorold.
According to police, the altercation began between two male youths and an unknown male suspect. When it turned physical, two adult women stepped in to intervene because one of the youths was related to them.
Police said the suspect then armed himself with a knife and wounded both adult females and one of the male youths. All of the injuries were described as minor.
Detectives with the 3 District Criminal Investigation Bureau have taken over the investigation. They are asking anyone who lives in or was near the area at the time of the altercation to review any available security camera or dashcam footage that may have captured the suspect.
Police did not release a detailed description of the suspect in their public notice.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service's 3 District Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009106.
Tips can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers of Niagara, online or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who provide information that leads to an arrest, Niagara Regional Police said.
