Updated with more information.
Durham police are investigating a fatal stabbing in Ajax.
Officers were called around 2 a.m. Saturday to the area of Westney Road South and Bayly Street West.
Investigators allege two men got into a physical altercation outside a bar, and that one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed the other.
The victim, a 28-year-old man, was taken to hospital and later pronounced deceased.
Investigators say they have identified a suspect but are not releasing a name.
This was Durham Region’s eleventh homicide of 2022.
Meanwhile, at the time of the stabbing, police say a vehicle struck another person in the parking lot. The driver was charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm.
The person struck was taken to a trauma centre with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information about the fatal stabbing is asked to call Detective Mamers at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5247. You can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or click here.
Homicide investigators are currently on scene investigating Durham’s 11th homicide of the year. Further information to follow… pic.twitter.com/r1EcL0xnVN
— Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) October 15, 2022
Photo courtesy of Colin Williamson
