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An 18-year-old was stabbed in the arm following a heated high school basketball game in Vancouver on Monday night, according to police.
Vancouver police say they were called out just before 9:10 p.m. PT to Eric Hamber Secondary School, after a game between Hamber and Killarney Secondary.
Police spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison said there were a number of fights that broke out between spectators at the important game, which had playoff implications for both teams.
“During one of those fights, an 18-year-old boy was stabbed, sustained serious injuries to his arm,” he told a news conference.
“He was taken to hospital, I believe. My understanding is he underwent a surgery or significant medical treatment at hospital and is recovering.”
The stabbing followed a heated basketball game between the teams representing Hamber and Killarney schools, according to police. (Nav Rahi/CBC)
Addison said that a suspect hasn’t yet been arrested in the case, and they’re aware of at least one other victim who was likely hit with a bike lock.
“It would be premature to say how many people may be responsible for crimes that occurred during a fight like that,” he said.
Police are asking anyone with more information on the case to call them, and submit any video they have of the fight via their website.
Addison said there was understandably a lot of concern from Vancouver parents, and said police will assign extra school liaison officers to both schools for the rest of the week.
He added that they are in touch with the school board about police presence at upcoming games.
“Furthermore, we know there are additional games, high school basketball games that are planned for the remainder of this week,” the spokesperson said.
The person who was stabbed was a former student of the VSB, according to Addison, though he did not say which school they attended.
A VSB spokesperson said they were aware of the “serious incident” after the basketball game on Monday night.
“Additional supports, including counsellors, school liaison police officers and District staff are at the impacted schools,” they said.