Police are investigating after an overnight homicide in Ajax, Ont.
Durham Regional Police said two men got involved in an altercation in front of a bar in Ajax at around 2 a.m. on Saturday.
The incident was reported outside the King’s Castle Bar and Grill on Westney Road South.
Police allege that, during the altercation, one of the men pulled out a knife and stabbed the other. Immediately after the stabbing, someone was struck by a car in the parking lot, police said.
The stabbing victim, a 28-year-old man, was taken to a Toronto-area hospital where he died, police said. The person struck by a vehicle was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Durham Regional Police said they have identified a suspect in the stabbing. Meanwhile, the driver of the vehicle has been charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm.
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Police are appealing for anyone with information or video to come forward.
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