Police in Kingston, Ont., say three people have been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a violent daytime assault.Jose Luis Magana/The Canadian Press
Police in Kingston, Ont., say they’ve arrested a male suspect after a violent daytime assault left two people dead and one in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Kingston police say they arrested the suspect without further incident just before 5 p.m., after negotiating his surrender for several hours.
Spokesperson Const. Anthony Colangeli says police received reports that the suspect may have been wielding an edged or blunt weapon, possibly both.
Police say officers were called to an encampment around a safe injection site and Integrated Care Hub around 10:40 a.m. after a report of a serious assault.
Police have closed Montreal Street between Railway Street and Hickson Avenue.
In a social media post, Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson said he was “absolutely horrified” by the situation and called for the encampment’s removal and for the supervised consumption site to close.