By The Canadian Press

Off-duty police officer, woman stabbed outside elementary school in Delta

Feb 20, 2019 | 4:23 PM

DELTA, B.C. — Police say an off-duty officer and a woman were stabbed outside a private elementary school on Wednesday in Delta, B.C.

Police say in a news release the male officer was at Immaculate Conception elementary school just after 3 p.m. and witnessed an assault between a man and a woman in front of the school.

The release says the officer intervened, and during the altercation the woman and the officer were both stabbed.

British Columbia Emergency Health Services says two people were transported to hospital in serious to critical condition.

The suspect is currently in police custody but police say the scene remains active and no children are believed to have been involved.

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Police advised parents to pick up their children at a location away from the school.

They say more information will be released as it becomes available.

A woman who answered the phone at the school said she was unable to comment and the principal wasn’t there at the time but was on his way.

Ernie Saunders lives on the 12th floor of a highrise next to the school and said he looked out his window when he heard many sirens.

“The school’s in lockdown still. They aren’t allowing parents to pick up at the school,” he said. “The area’s all cordoned off and the actual stabbing area is cordoned off.”

Saunders said police had the suspect sitting on the grass in handcuffs.

“He’s off to jail, I guess. The lady and the other officer are off to hospital.”

The Canadian Press