Woman dead after stabbing in parking lot of Mississauga school: police

July 7, 2024 Canuck

A woman has died after being stabbed in the parking lot of a Mississauga school on Saturday, police say.

Peel Regional Police Const. Tyler Bell said that at around 5:30 p.m. July 6, officers went to the parking lot of St. Elizabeth Seton School in the area of Glen Erin Drive and Britannia Road West for a disturbance.

Bell said there were reports of “lots of screaming and yelling.”

“Officers arrived on scene and located an adult female suffering from obvious signs of trauma,” Bell said.

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“It was quickly determined that she had been stabbed and officers converged in the area.”

Witnesses gave officers a suspect description and a man was taken into custody nearby, Bell said.

The victim was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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Bell said it’s believed the suspect and victim knew each other.

“The nature of that relationship is still under investigation as it’s pretty early,” he said.

“So at this point, investigators are confident this is an isolated incident.”

UPDATE:

-This is now a Homicide Investigation.
-A fml victim has since been pronounced deceased in what appears to be a stabbing incident.
-A Ml is in custody.

-Public Information Officer @Officer_Ty is heading to the scene.

-Will update on scrum when able.

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) July 6, 2024