By Joel Goldenberg
The Suburban

The SPVM are investigating after a man was stabbed to death in a building at Beaudet and Décarie in St. Laurent at about 4:10 a.m. April 17.

The murder is the ninth to take place on the island of Montreal this year. The 30-year-old victim was rushed to hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries, SPVM spokesman Jean-Pierre Brabant said. A 40-year-old man has been arrested, and is being questioned by officers. The case is in the hands of the SPVM’s Major Crimes Unit. Police say the two men know each other and are looking into the circumstances that led up to the incident.

The victim apparently made it outside the building before collapsing on a sidewalk. He had suffered injuries to the upper part of his body, from a sharp object, police said. Brabant added that a perimeter was set up in the area, resulting in the closure of Décarie between De l’Église and Beaudet.

This incident is the latest of many violent crimes committed in the borough in recent years, including shootings, stabbings, and fires set to cars at homes and businesses.

Recent similar incidents have included:

• In January, a 25-year-old man stabbed while eating in a restaurant at the Norgate Shopping Centre at the corner of Côte Vertu and Décarie.

• Last April, an employee of the Ultramar gas station at Côte Vertu and Marcel-Laurin was stabbed by an assailant. The SPVM said at the time that the assailant, for unknown reasons, climbed over the counter and stabbed the employee several times in the upper body. That area of the borough was the scene of arson attacks on restaurants.

• In March 2024, a stabbing took place during a fight amongst 20 people on Crépeau Street. People were on the street after a fire alarm was pulled in their building. n