Suspect arrested after an assault with a metal pipe in downtown Kamloops

One suspect was arrested wen police stopped a violent assault in downtown Kamloops Thursday afternoon. Officers were called to the 300 block of Victoria Street at around 1:30 p.m., Aug. 28, to a report that a man had been cut with a machete, according to an RCMP media release. RCMP said they arrived to find a man hitting another man with a metal pipe. "Police located the four males involved in both incidents, who were known to each other," the release said. A 31-year-old man was arrested for assault with a weapon as the investigation continues. A man was treated by paramedics for minor injuries, RCMP said. Anyone with information, or video of this assault, is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and cite file 2025-28351. To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander mailto:halexander@infonews.ca  or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tip@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 . We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .