Masked suspects attack in ‘targeted’ home invasion, send one man to hospital

Home invasion in Rossland

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Rossland was the scene of a home invasion Friday night with two masked suspects attacking a third person, sending him to hospital with 'stab' injuries.

Two masked suspects, allegedly armed, invaded a Rossland home Friday night in a targeted attack, sending one man to hospital with stab wounds.

On Saturday, May 3 at 2:10 a.m. Trail RCMP officers responded to a report of a home invasion at a residence in the 1900 block of Nevada Street in Rossland.

Officers discovered that two masked suspects, allegedly armed, broke into the residence and assaulted a 26-year-old Beaver Falls man. One suspect fled the residence.

The victim sustained non-life-threatening stabs, said Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich in a statement, and is expected to recover from his injuries.

“We believe this attack was targeted and the suspects and victim knew each other,” he said. “We do not believe anyone else was in danger. Home invasions with violence are a very rare occurrence and we believe that no one else is at risk at this time.”

Officers arrested a male youth at the scene and transported him to the cell block at the Trail detachment. He was released from custody after appearing before the court.

Trail RCMP officers are looking for the second suspect and another individual believed to be involved in this incident. If you have any information about this crime, or the identity of the suspects, please call the Trail Detachment at 250-364-2566 to speak to an investigator.

The investigation continues.