Montreal police are investigating after a 24-year-old man was killed Wednesday in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, a borough in the city’s east end.
Officers say the victim was found with stab wounds to the upper body inside an apartment on Faribault Avenue, near Henri-De Salières Avenue.
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He was rushed to hospital, where he later died.
A 26-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and is being questioned by police.
The case is considered Montreal’s third homicide of the year.
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It’s the second incident to occur on that street in less than week.
Last Friday, a 70-year-old woman was found stabbed inside her apartment.
A 74-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
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