Two men from Sechelt were taken to hospital with injuries last Friday night after getting into a violent confrontation near the intersection of Sechelt Inlet Road and Kontiki Road in Sechelt.
Sunshine Coast RCMP were called to the area around 9:30 p.m. on March 24, after witnesses saw an altercation between two males. Police arrived to find two men fighting on the ground, with one of them holding a knife. Officers acted quickly to separate the males and seize the knife.
One male – apparently a resident in the area – was arrested for assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, while the male who had been riding the dirt bike was later arrested for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. Both males were transported to Sechelt Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
“In a bizarre unfolding of events, it appears as though the resident took exception to the male riding a dirt bike up and down Sechelt Inlet Road, and may have tried to stop him,” said Const. Harrison Mohr with Sunshine Coast RCMP.
“At some point the dirt bike rider crashed, and the two males ended up in a physical altercation, with the resident allegedly bringing out a knife. We’re also looking into a report that the dirt bike rider may have actually struck the other male with his bike.”
RCMP are continuing to investigate, and ask anyone who either saw the fight or saw a male riding a dirt bike along Sechelt Inlet Road around 9:30 p.m. on March 24 to call Sunshine Coast RCMP at 604-885-2266.
Both males have been released from custody on a promise to appear. No charges have been approved at this time.
– Sunshine Coast RCMP
