UPDATE: Search in third day for sword attack suspect in Seacow Pond, P.E.I.

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P.E.I. RCMP is constant the seek for a person who attacked two individuals with a sword at a seaside close to Seacow Pond three days in the past.

Cpl. Gavin Moore, media relations officer for P.E.I. RCMP, mentioned the main crime unit has dominated out plenty of ideas it has acquired over the weekend.

“We now have acquired plenty of ideas and we’re following up with these ideas,” he informed SaltWire in a cellphone interview Sept. 4. “It is … these ideas, irrespective of how small, that basically can assist propel the investigation ahead.”

As well as, the P.E.I. Floor Search and Rescue group is looking the realm for any forms of articles that may help within the investigation. The RCMP can be speaking to residents and companies to get extra data, Moore mentioned.

“After an incident like this, it’s fairly traumatizing for the victims concerned, for group members and for the Island as an entire. And we proceed to ask Islanders to practise greater levels of dwelling safety, ensuring the doorways are locked and home windows are locked as nicely,” he mentioned.

Moore additionally talked about that there’s inaccurate data on social media in regards to the incident.

“There are some issues that aren’t appropriate being circulated,” he mentioned, including individuals ought to look to the RCMP web site and trusted information sources for updates.

Residents ‘scared,’ ‘nervous’

On Sept. 1 at round 9:30 p.m., police had been known as with experiences {that a} man sporting a darkish surgical masks and carrying a sword approached three individuals and attacked two of them: a 42-year-old lady and a youth together with her.

The lady suffered critical however non-life-threatening accidents and the youth had minor accidents. The third particular person was unhurt. The suspect then fled on foot.

Residents within the West Prince space informed SaltWire on Sept. 4 they’ve been feeling “scared” and “nervous” the previous few days. SaltWire has agreed to not establish the next resident on account of considerations about their security, given the realm is a small group.

“I am very nervous. The seaside that this incident occurred on is the seaside that I’m going to daily, and I will not go there now till I do know this particular person is discovered,” mentioned one Tignish resident. “We’re simply very cautious. We’re retaining the doorways locked.”

She mentioned in a small group like West Prince, she has seen how incidents normally get sorted out shortly as a result of individuals know one another, but it surely’s been three days now, and the suspect remains to be on the market.

“On this case, it seems that no one is aware of who this particular person is, which type of worries us much more,” she mentioned. “I simply hope that they can discover that particular person and that there is not any extra victims.”

The suspect is described as 5 ft 10 in top, sporting the darkish surgical masks and probably a inexperienced hoodie.

Moore mentioned the suspect was unknown to the three individuals on the seaside, and it seemed to be a random incident.

Late within the night of Sept. 1, as police had been looking for the suspect, an emergency alert was issued to cellphones within the neighborhood of Seacow Pond, together with within the areas round Tignish. The alert was restricted to cell towers within the northern West Prince space.

The alert instructed people to “lock doorways, shelter in place and steer clear of home windows.” Early morning the following day, the shelter in place alert was cancelled, however the search continued for the person.

Anybody with data is requested to contact West Prince RCMP at 902-853-9300.