POLICE – Man cut with machete in afternoon attack on Victoria Street

RCMP are investigating an assault with a weapon that took place on Victoria Street on Thursday afternoon.

Just after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, RCMP were called to the 300 block of Victoria Street after several bystanders reported that a man had been cut with a machete.

Kamloops officers as well as an off-duty Lillooet officer arrived on scene and intervened in an assault in progress where a male was attacking another man with a metal pipe.  Police located the four males involved in both incidents, who were known to each other.

A 31-year-old male was arrested for assault with a weapon.  One male was treated by paramedics for minor injuries but did not attend the hospital.  The investigation of this incident is currently ongoing.

Anyone with information or video of this assault is asked to contact the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and cite file 2025-28351.