The EPS Homicide Section has taken over the investigation of a north Edmonton assault after the victim died in hospital.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2018, Northwest Division patrol officers were called to a residential area near 118 Avenue and 80 Street, after it was reported that a 28-year-old male had been stabbed.
Jarvis Katz, 28 was treated and transported to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on the morning of Wednesday, January 17. An autopsy has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident or the victim’s activities leading up to this incident to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.