Kingston Police cruisers block off Montreal Avenue after a sequence of assaults occurred on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Submitted photograph.
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Kingston Police have a bit of Montreal Avenue closed off to site visitors following a number of severe assaults that passed off this morning.
Montreal Avenue is at the moment closed between Railway Avenue and Hickson Avenue as police have arrange a cell command station within the vacant lot north of Quattrocchi’s grocery retailer. Officers are on scene negotiating a standoff with the suspect concerned within the morning assaults.
In accordance with police, round 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, officers responded to the world round 661 Montreal Avenue, Kingston’s Built-in Care Hub (ICH) website, after stories of a severe assault. One sufferer was situated on the east aspect of Montreal Avenue throughout from the vacant lot adjoining to Quattrocchi’s, in response to Constable Anthony Colangeli, Media Relations Officer with Kingston Police.
Colangeli was amongst those that initially responded to the scene, and additional detailed that two extra victims had been situated, although he was unable to say the place precisely the assaults passed off, nor the place the second and third sufferer had been situated by emergency responders. All three victims have been taken to hospital. The standing of the victims and the extent of their accidents is unknown right now. Whereas police didn’t say there are different victims, a number of witnesses have reported different folks being taken to hospital from the world. It’s unclear if that is associated to the sequence of assaults.
Describing the assaults as “very serious,” Colangeli mentioned he couldn’t verify {that a} weapon was concerned, however disclosed that witnesses have reported that the suspect had an edged weapon (some sort of weapon with a blade) and/or a blunt instrument, corresponding to a hammer.
Colangeli mentioned that whereas he was unable to say the place precisely the assaults occurred, authorities have confirmed the assaults didn’t happen within the ICH or contain anybody inside it. The ICH stays open and operational right now.
The suspect is at the moment contained, and there’s no danger to public security, Conlageli confused. Nonetheless, drivers and pedestrians are requested to keep away from the world as police perform investigations and negotiate with the suspect.
A number of Kingston Police and Frontenac Paramedics autos on scene following a sequence of assaults on or round Montreal Avenue within the Belle Park space.
No less than three folks have been confirmed as victims of the assaults, all of whom had been transport to hospital.
The Kingston Police Visitors Security Unit launches a drone from a car parking zone behind a Montreal Avenue enterprise.Submitted photographs.
Kingstonist is conscious of a police presence in a single day on Rideau Avenue within the 200 block that remained in place all through the morning. In accordance with police, this presence was there to safe a scene from a separate assault incident that occurred on Orchard Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Colangeli mentioned that incident, which was home in nature, posed no risk to public security, and the suspect is at the moment in custody. Though that stabbing was inside shut proximity to space the assaults occurred this morning, the 2 instances are fully unrelated, Kingston Police underlined.
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Kingston Police and Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson have now confirmed that two folks have died because of the violent assaults that occurred within the space of Belle Park this morning.
Concurrently at roughly 4:40 p.m., Mayor Paterson and Kingston Police issued public statements on the incidents confirming the deaths. Kingston Police stay engaged within the standoff with the suspect on rather a lot simply off Montreal Avenue in the identical space the place the assaults occurred. The Built-in Care Hub (ICH) is at the moment on lockdown. It’s unknown if or when it should reopen for service.
Regardless of the actual fact Kingston Police advised Kingstonist the assaults didn’t have something to do with the ICH earlier within the day, police have now clarified the ability was concerned.
“On September 12, 2024, at approximately 10:40 a.m. members of the Kingston Police Patrol Division responded to a report of a serious assault at the encampment around the safe injection site / Consumption Treatment Services (CTS) and Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661 Montreal Street,” Kingston Police mentioned in a press launch, noting that three victims had been situated and the suspect was then contained to the world the place he remained as of 4:40 p.m.
“The victims, who were suffering injuries consistent with those caused by an edged weapon and blunt instrument were transported to local hospital with life threatening injuries. Two of the victims have succumbed to their injuries while the third remains in hospital with life threatening injuries,” police continued.
“Police are working diligently to peacefully resolve the situation and arrest the male suspect. Public safety is the number one priority. Police are asking residents to avoid the area of Montreal Street between Hickson Avenue and Railway Street. It is anticipated that this area will remain closed for an extended period of time.”
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At roughly 4:55 p.m. the suspect was arrested with out additional incident. Police are asking the general public to proceed to keep away from the world as it should stay closed for an prolonged time period whereas police proceed to analyze this incident.
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After a deadly incident on Montreal Avenue yesterday, the street was closed to site visitors for a big portion of the day, affecting bus routes at college dismissals, and the night commute. The roadway reopened this morning.
“Kingston Police are advising that Montreal Street between Railway St and Hickson Ave is reopened for traffic,” police mentioned on social media this morning.
