Halifax police search for suspect involved in assault

Posted Jul 18, 2023 09:47:29 AM.
Last Updated Jul 19, 2023 02:26:39 PM.
Regional police are investigating an assault that took place in Halifax earlier this month.
On July 8 at roughly 2:45 a.m., police responded to a report of an assault in the area of Sackville and Market Streets where an altercation took place between two groups of people who were not known to each other.
Police say a man from one group cut a man from the other group with a knife and then fled the area on foot.
Emergency Health Services (EHS) treated the victim at the scene.
The suspect is described as a white man in his thirties, approximately 5’10” tall, medium build, brown/blonde hair with a receding hairline, full beard, wearing a black and gold floral shirt and gray shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.