Local police are seeking a 25-year-old, “armed and dangerous” Ottawa man in their investigation of a stabbing that happened overnight near Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa’s east end.
Police and paramedics responded to a call from a neighbour around 1:30 a.m. Friday and found a 35-year-old man with critical, life-threatening stab wounds.
The victim – who was stabbed in a residence near Coleford Place and St. Laurent Boulevard – was taken to the trauma centre at the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, paramedics said.
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Police have identified the suspect as Brian Barnabas. He is wanted for attempted murder.
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Officials describe Barnabas as five-foot-eight-inches tall, weighing 146 pounds, and consider him to be armed and dangerous.
“If you see him please do not approach him, contact 911,” a police statement said.
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