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The police department posted online that its homicide unit was investigating the death. “The area is safe,” one post said shortly after 6 p.m.

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A young woman talks with an Ottawa police officer at the scene after the stabbing incident at the St. Laurent on Friday afternoon. Photo by Tony Caldwell/Postmedia The transit station of St. Laurent was closed after the incident, which was reported at about 4:35 p.m OC Transpo posted that LRT service remained operational, but that trains would not stop at the St. Laurent. Buses and coaches were to be made available on St. Ave. Laurent. The mall itself remained open. An Ottawa police officer cordons off the scene at the St. Laurent where a man was stabbed to death and two others were injured Friday afternoon. Photo by Tony Caldwell/Postmedia This article is available for free – outside of our paywall – because we believe this is a matter of vital public interest. If you’d like to support us as we continue to provide journalism that matters to all Ottawans, please subscribe: