UPDATE: Sept. 27, 11:30 a.m.
Police confirm the incident was a homicide with a 56-year-old man being stabbed and dying in hospital a short time later.
UPDATE 9:54 a.m.:
Police have now expanded the perimeter of a crime scene on 7th Avenue West to include the green space behind the street on the 6th Avenue side.
ORIGINAL:
Prince Rupert RCMP currently have 7th Avenue cordoned off between Fulton Street and Taylor Street.
Detachment commander Insp. Gerald Walker confirmed police responded to a violent event at around 6:10 a.m. this morning (Sept. 26) adding the investigation is in its preliminary stages.
