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Two Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­police officers stabbed while responding to 911 call

A taser was used on the suspect.
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Two Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Police Department officers were stabbed this morning.

Two Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­police officers are now in stable condition after being stabbed this morning, July 5.

The pair were responding to a 911 call around 10 a.m. about a two-year-old child being forcibly confined in a residence near the intersection of Keefer Street and Gore Avenue, according to a press release from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Police Department (VPD).

"When they entered the suite, a struggle ensued with the suspect and two officers were stabbed," state the VPD. "During the altercation, officers deployed a taser on the 59-year-old suspect."

They describe the stabbings as "serious."

All three were taken to hospital. The officers are in stable condition; the police don't comment in the release on the suspect's current condition.

The child is safe the VPD adds in an email to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is Awesome.

The investigation is continuing and the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has been alerted to the incident.