A 67-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck with a blunt object during a dispute that escalated late Friday night in the Ville-Marie borough of Montreal.
Emergency services were called around 11:30 p.m. after the victim was found lying on the roadway on Woolf Street near Sainte-Catherine Street East.
Police say the man suffered a significant upper-body injury.
“Officers observed he had a major injury to his upper body. According to preliminary information, a verbal altercation broke out between the victim and a suspect. The exchange escalated and the suspect allegedly struck the victim in the upper body with a blunt object,” said Const. Johany Charland, spokesperson for the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal.
The man was conscious and in critical condition while being transported to hospital. His condition later stabilized and his life is no longer considered in danger as of Saturday morning.
Police arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the assault.
“Officers later located the suspect, a 56-year-old man. He was arrested and transported to an investigation centre to be met by investigators,” Charland said.
A security perimeter set up around the scene was lifted Saturday morning, though investigators continued searching the area for surveillance cameras that may have captured the assault.
The investigation is ongoing.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
