Stabbing closes stretch of Portland St. Monday

CITYnews halifax / By Mark Hodgins

Regional police are investigating after an alleged stabbing in Dartmouth on Monday afternoon.

According to police, at about 1:15 p.m. officers responded to a fight between two people in the 200 block of Portland Street. When officers arrived they found a man with life-threatening stab wounds and he was rushed to hospital.

There’s no word on a suspect description at this time.

As of 2 p.m., Portland St. was closed from Maitland to Albert streets.

Anyone with information was being asked to reach out to police or Crime Stoppers.