Ottawa police say a suspect is in custody after a stabbing in Chinatown Friday morning left one man dead.
The Ottawa Police Service said on Twitter that it received calls at 9:41 a.m. reporting a stabbing in the area of Somerset Street West and Arthur Street, near the Kowloon supermarket.
Officers arriving on the scene found one man with stab wounds, police said.
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The victim was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead, according to OPS.
Police said shortly after noon that a male suspect was in custody in connection with the incident.
Police are still in the process of contacting next-of-kin, so the victim’s identity has not been released.
