Several people stabbed in ‘chaotic’ incident on Mississaga Street

Apparently several people were stabbed and an OPP vehicle was set on fire on Friday evening. There was a “chaotic” scene in front of a house on Mississaga Street West.

While the Orillia OPP has not yet released any details publicly, social media has been awash with details of the wild events.

According to witnesses on site, emergency services were called to the house at around 10:15 p.m., where a stabbing had occurred.

Several people are believed to have suffered stab wounds. There is no information on the condition of the victims, but there were several ambulances on the scene and it appears more than one person was taken to Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital in Orillia.

Meanwhile, an OPP patrol car parked on the street was set on fire while officers were dealing with the situation.

Orillia firefighters managed to extinguish the fire.

“It was a chaotic scene, even after the fire was out,” said a witness at the scene of the accident, which was east of Westmount Drive and across from Hammond Drive, just up the street from Oak Terrace, a nursing home.

As of this morning, neither the OPP nor the fire department were able to provide any information regarding this incident. We will update this story as more information becomes available.