Man in hospital after fight in North Mackay

A man taken into custody has been charged after another man in his 50s was allegedly stabbed in the arm after a fight at a unit complex.

A man has been charged after another man was allegedly stabbed in a fight between the pair in North Mackay.

Several police crews swarmed Canberra St just after 11am with reports a 50-year-old man had suffered a stab wound to his upper arm.

Police allege two men, who knew each other, argued outside a home resulting in one man being stabbed.

It is further alleged a 26-year-old North Mackay man fled the scene on foot but was arrested soon after at a nearby shopping centre.

Queensland Ambulance paramedics treated the older man at the scene before he was taken to Mackay Base Hospital.

He remained in a stable condition late Sunday.

Police swarm Canberra St in North Mackay after reports a man suffered a stab wound to his arm just after 11am Sunday, April 24, 2022. The dog squad was deployed to help track a person who left the area on foot. Picture: Tara Miko

A group of bystanders outside the ground-level Canberra St unit complex was seen walking away as the injured man was loaded into the ambulance.

Part of the suburban street was closed to traffic as the dog squad was called in to help track a man who left the area on foot.

Dog squad officers were seen tracking down Petersen St towards Grendon St.

A 26-year-old has been charged with wounding and was denied police bail late Sunday, and is expected to appear in Mackay Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Originally published as Man in hospital after fight in North Mackay