Two separate stabbings from late 2023 are being investigated by North Cowichan RCMP.
According to police, the first incident happened on Dec. 28 at 6:00 p.m. and officers were called to a business on the Trans-Canada Highway.
When officers arrived, they saw an 18-year-old man being tended to by a witness. They say he was taken to the hospital with serious, but no life-threatening injuries.
They say that the stabbing was caused by an altercation between the victim and a suspect.
The suspect is described as white man, around five feet seven inches tall, with brown/blonde hair, and wearing a black toque and a black puffy jacket.
The second incident happened a day later, just after 7:20 a.m.
Police say they received an assault report at the Tim Hortons on Trunk Road in Duncan. They add witnesses said that a group of people were starting an altercation with another man outside of the restaurant.
RCMP adds that one of the suspects was possibly holding a knife and when officers showed up, the suspects had left the scene.
They say that if you have any info on both incidents, you are asked to call North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522.
