Halifax police say one person is in custody after a man was stabbed in the face on Sunday.

In a news release Sunday morning, Halifax Regional Police said they were called to a shelter on Barrington Street just after 5 p.m.

Police said they discovered that the victim had been in an argument with another man in a residence in the 5200 block of Tobin Street shortly before being stabbed.

Police said both the suspect and victim are known to each other.

The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released from hospital, police added.

“Police attended the residence and arrested the suspect for aggravated assault without incident,” police said in a news released Monday. “The investigation is in the early stages and police remain on-scene at the residence.

“There is no risk to public safety at this time.”

Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to contact Halifax Regional Police or Crime Stoppers.