Shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, Friday, 9th December, 2022, police received a report of a male in the area of Union Street in the City of Hamilton, with a stab wound to the upper body.

Officers responded and located the victim near the junction of Union and Dundonald streets bleeding from an apparent stab wound to the shoulder.

He was attended to at the scene by EMTs and transported by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for further treatment to his injuries, the extent of which remains unknown at this time.

Police are asking anyone with information or who may have witnessed this incident, to please call the non-emergency reporting number, 211 or, the main police number, 295-0011.

Update: Monday, 12th December - The Bermuda Police Service, (BPS), is once again appealing for members of the public to come forward with any information they may have on that stabbing incident which occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Friday, 9th December, in the area of Union Street in the City of Hamilton.

You may remember the victim, a 25-year-old male suffered a stab wound to the shoulder area and was transferred to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment to his injuries.

Those injuries were not life-threatening and he has since been released from hospital.

There has been some concern that this incident may have been gang related.

We wish to assure the public that investigations into this matter have confirmed that it is not gang related.

A male suspect is being sought in connection with this stabbing.

He is described as being a white male, 5’ 6” tall, small build with brown hair.

He is known to frequent Queen Street in the City of Hamilton, and is often seen near Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Anyone with information on this matter is asked to contact Detective Constable Patrick Jones on 717-2170 or via e-mail, pjones@bps.bm.

You may also call the non-emergency reporting number 211, the main police number, 295-0011 or, speak with a police officer you know.