Teen in critical condition after stabbing in Nepean

Ottawa·Breaking

A teenage boy has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing in Nepean on Thursday, Ottawa paramedics say.

No lockdown at nearby high school, OCDSB says

Police vehicle parked at a sidewalk.
An Ottawa police vehicle sits near the Mary Pitt Centre at 100 Constellation Dr. on Thursday after a teen was rushed to hospital following a stabbing. (Safiyah Marhnouj/CBC)

A teenage boy was rushed to hospital after a stabbing in Nepean on Thursday, Ottawa paramedics say.

Shortly after noon, Ottawa police wrote on social media that officers were conducting a police operation in the 100 block of Constellation Drive.

The teenager was in critical condition at the time, Ottawa paramedics told CBC.

At 1:30 p.m., police and paramedic vehicles remained parked near the entrance of the Mary Pitt Centre, a municipal administration building that contains the offices of Ottawa Public Health and the provincial offences court.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said a nearby high school did not go into lockdown following the stabbing.

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