2 women killed, 1 injured after stabbing attack west of Montreal
CTV
Two women were killed and a third was seriously injured after a stabbing attack at an apartment building west of Montreal Thursday morning, Quebec provincial police say.
Two women were killed and a third was seriously injured after a stabbing attack at an apartment building west of Montreal Thursday morning, Quebec provincial police say.
The suspect, a 44-year-old man, was arrested at the scene by police. A source told CTV News that one of the victims was his 68-year-old mother, while the other two women lived in the same apartment building.
According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), two women, ages 68 and 53, were pronounced dead at the scene of the armed assault in Vaudreuil-Dorion, an off-island suburb of Montreal.
The SQ said they were called to the highrise on Émile Bouchard Street just before noon and found three victims with serious stab wounds.
The third victim, a 70-year-old woman, was sent to a Montreal hospital in critical condition, according to a paramedic spokesperson.
Her life was considered out of danger by 6:45 p.m. Thursday.
