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Windsor police release suspect descriptions in 'targeted' machete attack

An alleged attack on three people with a machete was a targeted incident, Windsor police said Thursday.

The alleged attack took place early Wednesday morning

A black and white image of a white cargo van
Windsor police have released an image of a van related to an attack on three people with a machete in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Submitted by Windsor Police Service)

An alleged attack on three people with a machete was a targeted incident, Windsor police said Thursday.

Police have released an image of the suspect vehicle, along with descriptions of the three suspects including the alleged attacker, driver of a white van and of a passenger in the van.

The first suspect said to be the attacker is a tall and thin man, with a tanned complexion, who wore a face mask, according to authorities.

They say the second suspect is a white man around 60 years old with grey hair.

And thethird suspect is described as a white woman with light blonde shoulder-length hair.

Windsor police after they say three people sitting on a bench were attacked with a machete early Wednesday morning.
Windsor police after they say three people sitting on a bench were attacked with a machete early Wednesday morning. (Lamia Abozaid/CBC)

Officers responded to a report of an assault near LangloisAvenue and Wyandotte Street East around 3 a.m. Wednesday, where theyfound three people with injuries to their arms consistent with slash wounds.

Investigators said the victimswere sitting on a public bench when a white van drove up and stopped, before a masked suspectallegedly left the vehicle and attacked them with a machete.

No further information was immediately available Thursday afternoon.