Updated: Police look for witnesses after stabbing at a north side lounge

Update: 33-year-old Bisrat Seyum Hailu is facing charges connected to a stabbing at the Afro Habesha Lounge on Oct. 29.

“Investigators have determined that Hailu and the victim were known to one another and that the attack was targeted,” the Lethbridge Police Service says.

He is facing assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon and was released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for Feb. 6.

Lethbridge police are looking to talk to witnesses of a stabbing at a northside lounge.

Police were called to the Afro Habesha Lounge along the 1700 block of 23 Street North at around 1:37 a.m. on Oct. 29 after multiple calls reported a fight involving multiple people.

According to police, a 30-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times and was taken by EMS to the hospital, where they remain in stable condition.

“Four males were initially arrested at the scene but have since been released without charges,” reads a news release from the Lethbridge Police Service.

The investigation is ongoing and police ask anyway with information that could help to contact them or Crime Stoppers.