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Montreal police investigating stabbing in Hochelaga bar

A 21-year-old man was injured after he was stabbed with a sharp object following an argument in a bar in Montreal's Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. Sunday, March 18, 2018. Courtesy TVA

Police are investigating after a 21-year-old man was stabbed inside a bar on Ste-Catherine Street East in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maissonneuve borough overnight.

A 911 call reporting the assault was made at around 2 a.m.

When officers arrived at the scene, they located the victim, who had been stabbed with a sharp object.

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Montreal police spokesperson Andrée-Anne Picard said the man was taken to hospital to be treated for cuts on his lower body.

He is expected to make a full recovery.

Witnesses told police an argument broke out between the victim and another patron and quickly escalated.

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The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

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Ste-Catherine Street was closed for several hours between d’Orléans and Jeanne-d’Arc avenues, to allow for the investigation.

No arrests have been made.

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