Calgary police are investigating an early morning incident in the city’s southwest which sent one man to hospital in serious condition.

At approximately 2:45 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Woodview Drive S.W. following reports of a stabbing.

On arrival, officers were informed that the victim, a male of unknown age, had been transported to the Rockyview Hospital by people who were at the scene of the attack. 

Emergency officials at the Rockyview Hospital determined the severity of the victim’s injuries required treatment at the Foothills Hospital Trauma Unit and the patient was transported by EMS to the Foothills.

The Calgary Police K-9 unit and HAWCS were deployed to Woodlands in the hope of locating the suspect believed to be responsible for the attack.  The units were unfruitful in their search but further investigation by detectives has resulted in one person being taken into police custody.

Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to contact police, 403-266-1234, or Crime Stoppers