Man in Halloween costume arrested for killing two in Quebec City sword attack
- Police in Canada said five people were also injured in the stabbing rampage near Parliament Hill. Witnesses said the first victim’s throat was slit
- The attacker, who was in medieval dress and is in his mid-20s, was taken to a hospital for evaluation
The attacks occurred late on Saturday in multiple locations in the Old Quebec neighbourhood, near the tourist hotspot Chateau Frontenac and the National Assembly, the Quebec provincial parliament, according to police.
The suspect, “a man in his mid-20s”, was armed with a sword and dressed in “medieval clothing”, Quebec City police spokesman Etienne Doyon said during a press briefing.
“According to our initial information, nothing indicates to us that the suspect acted for anything other than personal motivation,” police said.
Three witnesses quoted by Quebec newspaper Le Soleil said the attacker allegedly “slit the throat” of his first victim near the Chateau Frontenac hotel and there was “a lot of blood”. He then continued on Rue des Remparts, where the second person was killed, before heading to the Old Port, wounding the other victims.