2 dead, 1 wounded in stabbings in Montreal suburb

2 dead, 1 wounded in stabbings in Montreal suburb

Police have arrested a 44-year-old man who was also injured.

The stabbings took place at a residential building in the Montreal suburb of Vaudreuil-Dorion. (Wikimedia Commons pic)
OTTAWA:
Two women were killed and another was critically wounded in stabbings at a residential building in the Montreal suburb of Vaudreuil-Dorion on Thursday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported.

Police have arrested a 44-year-old man, who was also injured, CBC reported, adding that other details, including a motive, were not immediately known.

The attacks occurred shortly before noon, and five ambulances were deployed to the scene about 45km west of Montreal, according to the report.

Quebec provincial police did not immediately respond to requests for information.

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