Sûreté du Quebec police outside an apartment in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., west of Montreal, where multiple people were stabbed, on Feb. 15.Peter Mccabe/The Canadian Press
Quebec police said an assailant killed two women and seriously injured another Thursday in a knife attack in a residential building.
The suspect, a 44-year-old man, was arrested and transported to a hospital to treat minor injuries, police said in a news release.
The Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force, said the attack took place in Vaudreuil-Dorion, a community of about 43,000 people west of Montreal.
The news release says the force was called to the building shortly before noon. Officers found two women dead at the scene, while a third victim, a 70-year-old woman, was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
Police shared no information on the identity of the victims or the suspect, nor about the motive behind the assault.
Jasmine Sharma, a municipal councillor representing the district where the attack occurred, expressed condolences to the victims’ families and thanked first responders and police in a post on social media.
“In these difficult times, let us stand in solidarity with each other and do not hesitate to support each other,” Ms. Sharma wrote. “Together, we will overcome this ordeal and continue to make our neighbourhood a safe and welcoming place for all.”
François Bonnardel, Quebec’s Public Security Minister, wrote on X: “Disturbing situation in Vaudreuil. My thoughts go first to the victims, their families and also to nearby citizens.”