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Downtown Montreal stabbing leaves one man dead

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Downtown brawl leaves one man in critical condition
WATCH ABOVE: Downtown brawl leads to stabbing late Tuesday night – May 24, 2017

One man is dead after police were called to a brawl at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Mackay at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday night.

They found a 23-year-old man with a stab wound to his upper body nearby at the corner of Crescent and Sainte-Catherine streets.

READ MORE: Man in hospital after stabbing on grounds of Montreal’s 375th birthday celebrations

“He was transported to hospital in critical condition,” said Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.

“He later died of his injuries in hospital, becoming Montreal’s ninth homicide of the year.”

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Three men in their 20s were in custody Wednesday morning.

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As of 11 a.m., Sainte-Catherine Street between Guy and de la Montagne streets was closed as Montreal police investigate the incident.

It is the ninth homicide of the year in Montreal.

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