Montreal police say a man is in custody after four people were stabbed Sunday morning in downtown Montreal.
The Montreal Police Service (SPVM) received a call around 6:50 a.m. about a 26-year-old man in crisis on Drummond Street, near Sherbrooke Street W.
Officers arrested him for assaulting his mother and stepfather, 72, with a “sharp object” before stabbing a woman in another apartment, Radio-Canada reported. A 54-year-old security guard who tried to intervene was also stabbed, SPVM spokeswoman Mariane Allaire-Morin said.
The 72-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His death marks the 13th homicide in Montreal this year.
The other victims were taken to hospital, where police say their condition is stable.
Officers are currently investigating the site.