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Woman, 29, dies after being stabbed in parking lot, Montreal police say

Montreal police say the 29-year-old woman who was hospitalized after being stabbed in a parking lot in the LaSalle borough early Thursday has died.

Health officials confirmed her death Thursday evening after the victim spent hours in critical condition.

Authorities were called around 8:45 a.m. to the scene outside a residential building on des Oblats Street near Wanklyn Street.

The victim was unconscious and suffered upper-body injuries. Police say she was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Investigators are searching for a suspect who reportedly fled the scene before officers arrived. The suspect’s identity is unknown.

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Police say it is not known if the suspect and victim knew one another. An investigation into the incident is underway.

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Her death marks the city’s 22nd homicide of the year.

–with files from Alessia Maratta, Global News

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