Injuries suffered in what appears to be a stabbing downtown St. John’s Monday night are not believed to be life-threatening.

The RNC went to a residence downtown shortly after midnight and found a 25-year-old man inside who was injured. The suspect had fled on foot before police arrived.

A short time later, officers located a person believed to have been involved in the incident. The RNC say there is no perceived risk to the public as the people involved are known to each other.

It was the third stabbing in the downtown area in the past two weeks or so.

Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact either them at 729-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Earlier Story

Another stabbing in the capital city last night.

The suspect had fled the scene of a downtown residence before RNC officers arrived just after midnight last night. They were located a short time later.

The Major Crime Unit was brought into the investigation which remains open.

It’s the third similar incident in recent days after a fatal stabbing downtown last week, and a bizarre knife attack near the war memorial which left four people with minor cuts and bruises.

Suspects were arrested in both cases, though no formal charges have been laid in the former case.