Hamilton Police Investigating Overnight Homicide
Hamilton Police are investigating a homicide after a 21-year-old male was found with stab wounds on Main Street West near Frid Street early Sunday morning.
Approximate location — matched to the street named in the record, not an exact address.
Hamilton Police are investigating a homicide after a 21-year-old male was found with stab wounds on Main Street West near Frid Street early Sunday morning. Police say a taxi driver found the male at about 2:30 a.m. on August 9, 2026, and he later died in hospital. Investigators believe the victim was involved in an earlier altercation near King St West and Paradise Road North earlier in the evening.
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