Police say a Hamilton man was the victim of a fatal stabbing Sunday morning in downtown.
The city’s 12th homicide of 2021 happened during an altercation in a parking lot at Mission Services, located on James Street North, just north of Barton Street.
Officers said they were called there just before noon on Sunday.
Hamilton paramedics told Global News they transported a male patient without vital signs to a trauma centre in critical condition. He later died in hospital just before 12:30 p.m.
The Major Crime Unit is now investigating Sunday’s incident.
Police say the victim is 31-year-old David Sim who was a “father, son and brother.”
“Christopher will be remembered for the love he had for his family and his passion for hockey,” Hamilton police said in a release following the incident.
Police are looking for a 23-year-old man they believe is the suspect and “wanted on reasonable and probable grounds” for first-degree murder.
Det. Sgt. Steve Bereziuk says the suspect is about five-foot-nine and is believed to have been wearing a dark hoodie and black pants at the time of the altercation.
He’s considered dangerous and should not be approached.
Bereziuk said Sim was not alone after the stabbing as a number of people tried to help the victim after the stabbing
“A lot of people rendered him assistance and did the best that they absolutely could,” Berezuik said at the scene Sunday afternoon.
“That includes police. That includes paramedics as well, to get him to the hospital as quick as possible. So, you know, it’s unfortunate circumstance for sure.”