Skip to main content

2nd-degree murder charge laid in fatal Fort McMurray stabbing

An RCMP vehicle is seen in an undated file photo. (CTV News Edmonton) An RCMP vehicle is seen in an undated file photo. (CTV News Edmonton)
Share

One person has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing in Fort McMurray.

Emergency crews responded to a report of a stabbing in the Thickwood neighbourhood at 12:53 p.m. on Tuesday.

A 21-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the woman's attacker had left the scene but was located shortly afterwards in the downtown core.

A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the woman's death.

An autopsy conducted Wednesday found the woman's death is a homicide. 

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

4 ways in which Donald Trump's election was historic

Donald Trump's election victory was history-making in several respects, even as his defeat of U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris prevented other firsts. She would have been the nation's first Black and South Asian woman to be president.

Stay Connected