Three people were sent to hospital early Sunday morning after a stabbing in Ottawa’s Alta Vista neighbourhood.

It happened around 3:20 a.m. inside a unit at an apartment complex on Blossom Drive.

Police say “this is a targeted event, it’s not random.” Police say items were taken from the unit but did not say what they were.

Two men and a woman were sent to hospital. One person has been released, police say. The other two people remain in hospital.

Police said Sunday night they were looking for four suspects who fled the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222 or Crime Stoppers.