The O-Train station was closed to passengers and the public was asked to avoid the area behind the mall in Ottawa’s south end as police investigated the homicide. Emergency crews responded to a stabbing call at the mall on St. Laurent at approximately 4:35 p.m. Witnesses tell CTV News Ottawa there was a fight on the south side of the mall, near the transit station. Ottawa paramedics told CTV News Ottawa that an adult male was taken to Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus in critical condition. Police said shortly after 6pm the man died from his injuries. Two other men were taken to the Civic Campus Trauma Center with non-life threatening injuries. Yellow police tape blocked off the road between the mall and St. John’s Transit Station. Laurent and the bloods could be seen outside the mall. Ottawa police and OC Transpo Special Constable cruisers blocked off a section of the road as part of the investigation. The investigation into Ottawa’s 11th homicide of the year continues. OC Transpo says the St. Laurent is closed to O-Train passengers due to the police operation. The O-Train runs, but trains don’t stop at St. Laurent. Buses and shuttles are available to passengers on St. Laurent.
