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Montreal Police search for suspect in Saturday morning Île-Bizard stabbing

Cherrier Street was closed for several hours as police investigated an armed assault that sent a 20-year-old man to hopital in critical condition. Saturday, April 28, 2018. Montreal police/Twitter

A 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed in the upper body early Saturday morning.

Montreal Police spokesperson Andrée-Anne Picard said it happened at around 2:30 a.m. after two men inside a bar on Cherrier Street,  in Île-Bizard, got into an argument.

The men left the bar and the argument continued outside where the 20-year-old was stabbed.

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Picard said he was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but has since stabilized.

“His life is no longer in danger,” she said.

The suspect, a 35-year-old man, was identified by witnesses. He has yet to be located.

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Picard said both men are known to police.

Cherrier Street was closed for several hours, in both directions, as officers combed the area.

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