Police investigate assault with 'edged weapon' in Surrey, B.C., park

The Surrey Police Service says a man was attacked with a weapon at Holland Park on Saturday evening, and they are seeking public help in finding the suspect.

Police said that they responded to calls of an assault at the park, near around 6:45 p.m. PT on Saturday, in which a man sustained minor injuries.

They say the man who had been attacked in Holland Park made his way to a business next to the King George SkyTrain station. He was subsequently taken to hospital, where he spent over an hour before being discharged.

"They were bleeding quite heavily from what we believe was an assault with an edged weapon," said Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton in an interview with CBC News.

Houghton said the suspect in the attack — which is believed to be targeted and not random in nature — is described as a clean-shaven, Black man in his 30s, with a slim build and wearing a dark-coloured hoodie and pants.

The police haven't recovered the weapon used in the assault at this point, he said.

"We have a lot of police officers from SPS that are working in the Whalley, city centre, Holland Park area," Houghton said.

"Our response time was very quick to this, but we know it's still unsettling for people to see not just an assault take place, if anyone did see it, or seeing the victim of an assault."

Houghton is asking anyone with more information on the attack to contact police.