Quebec provincial police say multiple people have been injured in an armed assault in Vaudreuil-Dorion, an off-island suburb just west of Montreal. Police also said in a statement that a suspect is in custody. A Surete du Quebec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. – Quebec provincial police say two women were killed and another was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in a condo tower west of Montreal.
Sgt. Catherine Bernard says a 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene today in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., and is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Bernard says the suspect was known to police but she wouldn’t give details regarding any connection he had to the three victims.
She says all three victims are adults but she did not release their ages.
Bernard said many people live in the residential complex, and police would be meeting with them for the investigation.
She says police arrived at the building around noon and set up a security perimeter.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2024.
