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Saint-Hubert stabbing leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

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WATCH ABOVE: One man is dead and another seriously injured after an alleged quarrel between two men escalated inside a residential home in Saint-Hubert Saturday night – Dec 18, 2016

One man is dead after an apparent stabbing in Saint-Hubert Saturday night.

Police were called to a home on Prince-Charles Street in Longueuil’s Saint-Hubert borough at 10:30 p.m ET.

Officers at the scene saw a silhouette in the window of the residence and entered the home.

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Inside they found two men in their 60s with serious injuries.

“The injuries appear to have been caused by an edge weapon,” said police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Voutsinos.

The pair was rushed to hospital, where one of the men later died.

The surviving man is in stable condition and police do not fear for his life.

He will be met by investigators as soon as his condition permits.

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According to Voutsinos, a quarrel between the two men is at the origin of the conflict.

The investigation continues.

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