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Teen arrested in stabbing death

A 17-year-old is in custody following the stabbing death of a 69-year-old man in Prince Rupert on Wednesday. RCMP were called to a home in the 400-block of Ninth Avenue West in Prince Rupert at 1:30 a.m.
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A 17-year-old is in custody following the stabbing death of a 69-year-old man in Prince Rupert on Wednesday.

RCMP were called to a home in the 400-block of Ninth Avenue West in Prince Rupert at 1:30 a.m.

A male teenager was arrested at the scene and two seniors, a man and a woman, were found inside the residence suffering from serious injuries.

The man died from his wounds. The woman, also 69 years old, remains in hospital.

The RCMP major crime unit in Prince George has been called in to assist.