Hamilton police investigate overnight homicide
Hamilton Police say they are investigating a homicide after a 21-year-old male was killed early Sunday morning.
Approximate location — matched to the street named in the record, not an exact address.
Hamilton Police say they are investigating a homicide after a 21-year-old male was killed early Sunday morning. Police were called on Aug. 9, 2026, at about 2:30 a.m. after a taxi driver found the victim with stab wounds on Main Street West near Frid Street. The victim was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries. Police believe the victim was involved in an earlier altercation near King Street West and Paradise Road North earlier in the evening.
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