3 people injured in 2 separate incidents in Dawson City over the weekend
RCMP say 2 people injured in a fight, and another person allegedly stabbed in 2nd incident early Saturday
Police in Dawson City, Yukon, are investigating a couple of weekend incidents that left several people injured, including an alleged stabbing that hospitalized a man.
In a news release, police said the first incident happened at about 12:39 a.m. on Saturday outside the Midnight Sun lounge. Police said they received a report that people were fighting, and they arrived to find a man and a woman had been injured.
Dawson City RCMP are asking for anyone with information about what happened to contact them. They also said there is "no indication of any further public safety concerns" in connection with that incident.
A little over an hour later on Saturday morning, at about 1:56 a.m., police responded to another report that said a man had been stabbed and was in critical condition at the hospital.
RCMP said in a separate news release about that incident that they determined the alleged stabbing happened on Joe Henry Road.
A 24-year-old man from Dawson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose in connection with the alleged stabbing. He was due to appear in court in Whitehorse on Tuesday afternoon.