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.

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

–with files from Alessia Maratta, Global News

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