Police are investigating two unprovoked assaults at a Surrey business Sunday morning that left one man in hospital and another injured.
Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers responded to the incident shortly before 11:30 a.m. at an unspecified business in the 6400 block of 120 Street.
Police say a man first physically assaulted a staff member, then attacked a bystander with a weapon, believed to be a knife, when they tried to intervene.
The staff member was treated at the scene, while the bystander was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials.
SPS says the suspect, who was not known to the victims, fled eastbound on 64 Avenue toward 121 Street.
He is described as a South Asian man, about 30 years old, six feet one inch tall, with a heavy build, wearing a light-coloured, possibly purple, hoodie, beige pants, and white shoes and may still be carrying a knife.
Surrey RCMP’s Provincial Operations Support Unit is leading the investigation with SPS officers.
Police are asking anyone with information or video footage of the suspect to contact investigators immediately.
Authorities urge the public not to approach the suspect and to call 911 if they see him.
