Peel Regional Police have arrested two people in connection with a fatal stabbing in Mississauga on Tuesday morning.
Emergency crews were called to Sebastian Drive and Aquinas Avenue after receiving reports of an altercation between two males around 2:21 a.m.
Police said 24-year-old Christopher Birrell died at the scene and the suspect was seen fleeing on foot.
“The report was that two males were seen involved in some sort of altercation when one male was seen falling to the ground,” Const. Sarah Patten told Global News.
Get daily National news
Shayan Syed, a 21-year-old from Mississauga, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Ayah Boutari, a 20-year-old from Mississauga, has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder on Wednesday.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide and Missing Person Bureau at 905-453-2121, ext. 3205
- Masked group seen on B.C. First Nation land are ‘cowards,’ officials say
- Montreal police say evidence in investigation into alleged racist conduct by officers submitted to prosecutors
- Kelowna businesses raise safety concerns as mayoral candidates debate public safety
- Alberta teen accused of 764 terrorism, sexual extortion and animal cruelty crimes
— With files from Gabby Rodrigues
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.