(Montreal) A man was injured by a stab wound in the Village district, Montreal police reported Friday.
A call was made around 4:05 p.m. to report that a man had been assaulted at the corner of Ontario Street and Beaudry Street. When police arrived on scene, they found a 37-year-old man injured in the upper body with a sharp or pointed object. He was transported to a hospital where he is in critical condition.
The initial information obtained by the Montreal Police Department from various witnesses indicates that an altercation took place between the victim and another man and that, during the altercation, the second individual attacked the 37-year-old man with a sharp or pointed object, hitting him in the upper body.
A perimeter has been established around the area and investigators have been dispatched to analyse the scene in order to understand the circumstances of this attack. An investigation is underway, but no arrests have been made at this time.
Ontario Street is currently closed between de la Visitation and Beaudry streets.