Violence reigns overnight in North Battleford
“Canada’s Most Dangerous City” lived up to its reputation on Tuesday night with an especially violent evening in North Battleford.
Last week, the City of North Battleford drew national attention when a Maclean’s Magazine article named the city as “Canada’s Most Dangerous City” with crime statistics based on a list of all 305 communities nationwide with populations with 10,000 people or more.
Last night alone, Battleford RCMP responded to a serious stabbing, shots being fired at a residence, an armed home invasion with a subsequent high speed chase and more shots fired in the city, all of which were unrelated.
The violent evening began at approximately 8 p.m., when RCMP received a call from a resident on the 1000 block of 104 St indicating there was a male in the driveway bleeding from several stab wounds. RCMP and EMS attended and found a 34-year-old male with serious injuries. He was transported to Saskatoon for surgery and is expected to recover. The suspect is still at large and RCMP do not believe this is a random incident.