update: windsor police lay first-degree murder charge in teen's stabbing death
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a windsor police service vehicle is shown in front of a home in the 1500 block of goyeau street on monday, april 27, 2026, during homicide investigation.
dan janisse
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the windsor star
windsor police have charged an 18-year-old man with first-degree murder after finding a teenaged boy dying from a stab wound on sunday night.
shortly before 6 p.m. sunday, officers responded to a report of a person with a weapon in the 300 block of tecumseh road east. police said they found a 16-year-old boy suffering from a life-threatening stab wound.
officers immediately started life-saving measures, including cpr, until paramedics arrived. the victim was then rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
police said they tracked down and arrested a suspect a short time later in the 1500 block of goyeau street. a windsor police van was still stationed outside a house on that block with yellow police tape around it monday morning.
the 18-year-old man is facing charges of first-degree murder, uttering death threats, and wearing a facemask in the commission of an offence. police said they will release the suspect’s name after his first court appearance.
members of the windsor police service’s major crimes unit have taken over the investigation.
police are asking anyone with information about the stabbing on sunday to contact the major crimes unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830. to provide anonymous tips, call windsor and essex county crime stoppers at 519-258-8477(tips) or go to catchcrooks.com.
this is the second homicide investigation of 2026 in windsor. on feb.19, sydney cox, 44, was found unconscious in the parking lot of windsor regional hospital’s metropolitan campus.
the father of four was pronounced dead inside the hospital emergency department. police later said he suffered a fatal injury somewhere else before being left outside the hospital.
less than 24 hours later, police charged robert joseph labrecque, 25, of lasalle, with first-degree murder. he remains in custody awaiting trial.
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police said labrecque and cox knew each other.
a second man who drove cox to the hospital was also arrested for first-degree murder, but prosecutors later withdrew that charge. on march 27, police arrested a 22-year-old woman in east windsor for allegedly being an accessory after the fact.
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