The stabbing death of a man in north Edmonton on Friday morning has been ruled the city’s 23rd homicide of 2017.
At around 3:30 a.m., police were called to the Beacon Heights area, where a man was found dead in an alley north of 118 Avenue, between 49 Street and 50 Street.
Police said a man flagged down a passing police vehicle to report that a man had been stabbed in the alley. Police said they found the man and called for EMS, however, he died on scene.
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The identity of the man is not being released until his family has been notified, police said in a media release Friday afternoon.
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The incident comes one day after a 29-year-old man died after being stabbed during a fight outside an apartment in the Londonderry area. Clinton John Bluecloud, 29, was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries. A 40-year-old man was also injured.
Michael Barber, 48, was charged with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
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