One person is dead and another is in police custody following an incident on Notre Dame Drive in southwest London.
City police say they responded to an address around 6:50 p.m. Sunday after someone called 911 to report a stabbing. Officers found an injured male who was taken to hospital and pronounced dead.
Police say they arrested an adult male suspect who was nearby.
The victim has been identified as Nicholas Anthony Balitzis, 25, of London.
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Hours later, police announced that Karl Hallman, 28, of London has been charged with second degree murder.
A duplex across from Ensign Drive was blocked off with caution tape Monday morning. The property backs onto the school yard of St. Jude Elementary Catholic School.
“Ambulance and firemen were all inside doing CPR on somebody,” said Krista Doxstator, who lives nearby on Ensign Drive.
At one point, Doxstator said she saw around 10 officers combing through the contents of a dumpster on home’s driveway. She also said she saw the police’s K9 unit.
One neighbour mentioned hearing an argument between two people in the afternoon. Another neighbour said a woman lives in the home where the incident happened, with older sons who “come and go.”
Police say the investigation is in its early stages, and anyone with information is urged to contact them at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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