A man is in hospital with life threatening injuries caused by some sort of a weapon after an incident in downtown Kitchener late Wednesday night.

Police say they were called to King and Water Street at about 11 p.m., shortly after the fireworks display at City Hall.

Water Street between King Street West and Charles Street was closed on Thursday morning, as two police officers gingerly picked through abandoned clothing, towels and a pair of black high top sneakers left in pools of blood on the sidewalk on Water Street.

Police said it could be a couple of hours before the street re-opens.

There were lots of people in the area at the time, and police are still piecing together what happened. Police say no arrests have been made.

They ask anyone who witnessed what happened to call detectives 519-650 8500 x 4499 or Crime Stoppers.

