Friday, June 28, 2019 ~ LANGFORD
~ West Shore Voice News
The West Shore RCMP Serious Crimes Unit is currently investigating a report of a stabbing that happened Wednesday evening on the grounds of Ruth King Elementary in Langford.
The aggravated assault occurred in the late evening hours on June 26 outside the one-level school located at 2764 Jacklin Road in a busy residential and commercial area of central Langford.
On location, police learned “there had been an altercation involving two groups of youths, leaving one youth hospitalized with knife wounds,” says Cst Nancy Saggar, Media Relations Officer, West Shore RCMP. Reportedly the wounds are non-life-threatening.
The grounds were cleaned with hosed water by Langford Fire Rescue on Thursday.
This happened on the evening before the last day of school. Children arriving at school on Thursday morning were met with yellow crime tape. The school has not yet indicated how school access was given to the students that morning.
The West Shore RCMP Serious Crimes Unit is requesting that anyone with information regarding this incident, who hasn’t already spoken to police, to please call the West Shore RCMP and speak to investigators.
Police believe there were two groups of youths that were walking on Goldstream Ave between Peatt Road and Matson Road that crossed paths between the hours of 8 pm and 11:30 pm. West Shore RCMP are asking for residences and businesses on Goldstream Avenue between Peatt Rd and Matson Rd, that are equipped with surveillance cameras, to review their surveillance footage between those hours and contact West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264.
Reports to police can be done anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.