Police in Kingston, Ont., say three people have been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a violent daytime assault.
Kingston police say officers have surrounded a suspect and were trying to negotiate his surrender as of 1 p.m.
Spokesperson Const. Anthony Colangeli says police received reports that the suspect may have been wielding an edged or blunt weapon, possibly both.
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Colangeli says officers were called to the Integrated Care Hub around 10:40 a.m. after a report of a serious assault.
He says the three victims were all assaulted “in the vicinity,” of the drop-in health centre, not inside.
Police have closed Montreal Street between Railway Street and Hickson Avenue.
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