A 58-year-old man was stabbed in a branch of Boots in London on Friday (October 30) as he reportedly attempted to intervene in stopping a shoplifter from exiting the store.
The bystander had reportedly tried to assist security in preventing a shoplifter from leaving the branch on Kilburn High Road in north west London on Friday morning.
He was taken to hospital, where his injuries were found to be “non-life changing”. As of Sunday November 1, police were still attempting to locate the suspect.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “At around 10:30hrs officers were called to reports of a stabbing at a pharmacy in Kilburn High Road, NW6.
“Officers responded alongside the London Ambulance Service and found a 58-year-old man with stab wounds.
“He was taken to hospital for treatment where his injuries were deemed non-life changing.
“The 58-year-old member of the public is understood to have intervened alongside the store’s security staff to prevent a shoplifter from leaving the pharmacy.
“There have been no arrests at this time, but urgent enquiries are ongoing to locate the suspect.”
The London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 10.29am on Friday, October 30 to reports of a stabbing on Kilburn High Road.
"We sent an ambulance crew and a paramedic in a fast response car. We treated a patient at the scene before taking him to a local hospital”.
