Halifax-Police have released images of a man they’re trying to identify in relation to a St. Patrick’s Day stabbing at a downtown bar.

Police have not said what role they believe the man played in the incident. A Halifax Regional Police statement issued Thursday said only that he was “captured in video and photos” at the scene.

Officers were called to the Toothy Moose bar on Argyle Street about 1 a.m. on March 18. Police originally said a victim was found bleeding outside and a bar staff member was found inside with less serious injuries. Thursday’s statement says investigators have learned a third person was also stabbed.

A man was arrested on the scene but was released without charges.

The owner of the Toothy Moose Cabaret has defended his security practices following the incident.

“I’m more than confident that our staff did everything that they possibly could in the right manner,” Brad Hartlin, co-owner of the bar, told StarMetro Halifax in a March 19 interview. “If somebody wants to get something into an establishment, people are going to get it in somehow.”

Toothy Moose had their usual 16 security staff working the night of the stabbing, Hartlin noted. The incident involved two groups of people known to not like each other and was not random, he said.

Police believe the suspect left the bar with the left side of his body covered in blood. He wasn’t wearing shoes, had black socks on, is about 5-foot-11 and has black hair, police said.

They’re asking for witnesses or anyone who might have seen the suspect after he left the bar to come forward.

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