Man stabbed on Montreal’s South Shore [Video]

A man was stabbed on Saturday in Longueuil, on Montreal’s South Shore.

A 911 call on Saturday, around 2:50 a.m., requested police intervention in a dilapidated building on Louise Street, where a man was attacked with a knife.

The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening upper-body injuries.

All indications are that the man in his 30s was the intended victim and that he knew his assailant.

The suspect and the victim are also known to police for their involvement in the drug world, police say.

“The individual was apprehended on the roof of the building. The suspect, a man in his 20s, has been arrested and will be met by our investigators,” said Longueuil police (SPAL) spokesperson François Boucher.

The crime scene has been secured.

Investigators and forensic identification technicians were also called to the scene.

“The area is known for drug addiction and crack consumption. The involvement of organized crime has not been ruled …