British Columbia

Police investigate stabbing at Safeway in East Vancouver

Vancouver police say a man was taken to hospital after a stabbing in East Vancouver Thursday night.

Police say the victim and his friends aren't cooperating with their investigation

Vancouver police investigate after a man was stabbed near Commercial Drive and Broadway Thursday night. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital after a stabbing in East Vancouver Thursday night, according to police.

It happened sometime around 11 p.m. at the Safeway store on Broadway near Commercial Drive.

Police said the victim was found outside the Safeway in a picnic table area, but it is unclear where the attack took place.

Forensics investigators could be seen carrying equipment into the store, and a section of pathway next to the Safeway was also closed off behind police tape Thursday night.

The victim and his friends haven't been at all cooperative with the investigation, according to police.

The victim's wounds are believed to be serious, but non-life-threatening.

Police said nobody had been arrested late Thursday.

A forensics investigator with the Vancouver Police Department carries equipment into a Safeway store in East Vancouver Thursday night. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)