On October 6, 2023, at 6:54am 5 District (Fort Erie) officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service and emergency services personnel responded to a stabbing call in Fort Erie.
Officers attended to a home on Marina Drive near Green Acres Drive. Two victims were found on scene and were treated by Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics and Fort Erie Fire Service. The male victim in his 30s and the female victim in her 20s were both found with serious stab injuries inside their home. They were both transported to an out of region hospital with what is believed to be nonlife threatening injuries.
The initial investigation determined that the victims and the suspect were known to each other. A verbal argument escalated to violence and the suspect stabbed both victims and ran from the scene. At 7:12am, the suspect was arrested on Kennedy Drive.
James Jonathan Smith (25 yrs.) of Fort Erie has been arrested and charged with the Criminal Code offences of:
Aggravated Assault (2 Counts)
Smith was held in custody for a video bail hearing to the Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines on October 7, 2023.
Detectives from the 5 District office of the NRPS have been assigned to the investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-0688-4111, option 3, extension 1009524.
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