A suspect was arrested in connection with a stabbing in Montreal’s downtown area early Monday morning.

Montreal police (SPVM) responded to a 911 call at around 3:15 a.m. about an armed assault in an alleyway located between Saint-Laurent Blvd. and Clark Street in the Ville-Marie borough.

“When police arrived on the scene, they located the victim, a man of 49 years old,” said Caroline Chèvrefils, a spokesperson with the SPVM. “He was conscious and he had been injured to the upper body with a sharp object.”

Adding that the man was then transported to hospital, and that they do not fear for his life.

The SPVM arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the incident.

“He was then transported to the investigation centre,” explained Chèvrefils. “He will be met by the investigators in the

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