A Stabbing In Montreal Left A 62-Year-Old Man In Critical Condition

Police claim the incident involved a father and son.

Montreal police officer.

Montreal police officer.

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A 62-year-old man is in the hospital in critical condition Friday after sustaining a stab wound, Montreal police say.

Officers found the man after responding to a 5:25 a.m. 911 call about an injured individual in a home on boulevard Côte-Vertu Ouest near rue Cardinal in the borough of Saint-Laurent. The 62-year-old was injured in his upper body.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on-site.

Police claim the incident involved a father and son.

As of 7:40 a.m., officers had established a perimeter at the location of the incident and investigators were on their way to try to determine the exact circumstances of the stabbing.

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    Thomas MacDonald was the Senior Editor of MTL Blog. He received a B.A. with honours from McGill University in 2018 and worked as a Writer and Associate Editor before entering his current role. He is proud to lead the MTL Blog team and to provide its readers with the information they need to make the most of their city.

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