Three teenagers have been charged after the stabbing death of a 22-year-old man at a Walmart in Montreal North, according to the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP).
Montreal police said they were called to the store near Henri-Bourassa and Lacordaire boulevards around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, after reports of an altercation breaking out inside the store.
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A young man was stabbed and found outside. He was taken to hospital, where he later died.
In a statement on Thursday, DPCP said one teenager has been charged with second-degree murder. A second teenager is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, while a third faces charges of being an accessory after the fact to aggravated assault and obstructing justice.
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A fourth teenager was released without charges.
The accused were scheduled to appear in Montreal youth court Thursday at approximately 5 p.m.
Police say this is the city’s ninth homicide investigation so far this year.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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