18
May
2019
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19:05
America/New_York

Hamilton Police Release Latest Homicide Victim Name

Hamilton Police Service is releasing the name of the 33-year-old victim who succumbed to his stabbing injuries earlier today.

On May 18, 2019, shortly after 3:00 a.m., Hamilton Police responded to the area of East Ave and King Street for a male who suffered stab wounds. Police arrived to find Carel Douse with life-threatening injuries. He was transported to hospital and succumbed to his injuries just after noon today.

A post-mortem is scheduled for tomorrow.

While it is still early in the investigation, police believe there may be three suspects involved. The suspects are believed to have run northbound on East Avenue and travelled in a westerly direction through Beemer Park. Police are appealing for anyone with video, particularly those with dash cam video, who may have been in the area from King Street through to Beemer Park and onto Wilson Street East to come forward.

If you have any information that you believe could assist Police with the investigation into this crime, you are asked to contact Detective Shane Coveyduck of the Major Crime Unit at 905-546-3843.

To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com/ ]http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com