Ottawa police search for suspect in O-Train swarming
Posted Apr 3, 2023 05:06:57 PM.
Last Updated Apr 3, 2023 05:19:30 PM.
Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Criminal Investigations Unit is asking for the public’s assistance to identify a suspect involved in a swarming assault at a downtown O-Train station.
Police said a man at Rideau Station was approached by a group of suspects who proceeded to assault him around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Officers arrested three suspects at the time of the assault, and they have since been charged.
But OPS are now looking to identify a fourth suspect, who they describe as:
- a light-skinned man
- in his 20s to 30s
- has a short beard and moustache.
At the time of the assault, he wore a tan tuque, a black Moose Knuckles jacket with a gold Moose Knuckles logo on the arm and a yellow Los Angeles Lakers hoodie underneath, black pants, and black shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Central Criminal Investigations Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5540 and reference case number 2023-90474.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca
