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Two people hurt in incident with knife-wielding man

A 19-year-old man is accused of brandishing a knife and assaulting two people outside of an Owen Sound business.

Owen Sound police were called about a knife-wielding man early Saturday morning. Police were told the person out front of the eastside business was armed with a knife and was assaulting people. The business where the incident happened was not named by police.

Officers arrived to find two people suffering from non-life threatening injuries. They were taken to Brightshores Health System for treatment.

A 19-year-old man from Owen Sound was arrested in connection with the assaults. He is charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. The man is scheduled to appear in court in relation to the charges next month.

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