Saint John police officer hospitalized after stabbing
A Saint John police officer has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after they were stabbed while responding to a disturbance Wednesday evening.
A press release issued by Saint John Police states that officers responded at 8:02 p.m. to reports of a man with a knife threatening staff and causing damage inside a hardware store on Fairville Boulevard.
Upon arrival, an officer was stabbed.
A 35-year-old man was taken into custody without incident, and no other injuries were reported at the scene.
CBC News confirmed from a nearby business that there were nine police cars and an ambulance in the parking of the Canadian Tire on Fairville Boulevard between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Major crime and forensic services investigators remain on scene. Police are asking the public to avoid the area.
