Man hospitalized after machete attack at downtown Chilliwack park

Aug 26, 2026 | 10:17 AM

CHILLIWACK – Police in Chilliwack say a man reluctantly agreed to go to hospital for treatment after a machete attack at a park next to the downtown Chilliwack library this past week.

According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener as part of her weekly recap for August 17-23, officers responded to Salish Park in downtown Chilliwack after getting reports of an assault involving a machete. Mounties responded to the area and located an injured man nearby who appeared to require urgent medical attention.

Cpl. Kiener says the man was initially unwilling to cooperate with police and repeatedly tried to leave the area. After extensive efforts by RCMP members, he reluctantly agreed to attend hospital for treatment.

The victim declined to provide information regarding those responsible for the assault, limiting investigators’ ability to identify potential suspects.

Investigators suspect this was a targeted incident and not a random assault based on available information at this time, Cpl. Kiener said.

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The investigation remains ongoing.

In another incident this past week at a downtown park, RCMP members received a report of numerous individuals who had been bear sprayed near Central Community Park. When police and ambulance personnel arrived, a group of teenagers were located suffering from the effects of bear spray. No other physical injuries were reported.

The victims were unable to provide much information about the people responsible, who had already fled the area. As a result, officers were unable to locate the suspects, Cpl. Kiener said.

However, police did locate a can of bear spray in the possession of one of the victims, which was seized for destruction.

Alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor in the incident, Cpl. Kiener said.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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