1 arrested after Kitsilano stabbing: Vancouver police

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen in Vancouver on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

One man was taken to hospital and another was arrested after a stabbing in Kitsilano Saturday night, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

Officers were called to “reports of a fight” near Vine Street and West 7^th Avenue just before 10 p.m., authorities said in a statement.

“When officers arrived, they discovered a 41-year-old man who had been stabbed in the leg,” spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison wrote.

“The victim was treated at hospital.”

A 61-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody, the statement concluded.