2nd-degree murder charge laid after Kingston homicide

Police in Kingston, Ont.,have charged a 19-year-old with second-degree murder for someone's death over the long weekend.

Officers responded to an apartment building around 2:30 a.m. Sunday near Cassidy and Montreal streets north of the city's downtownafter receiving reports of an assault, according to a Tuesday morning news release fromKingston Police.

A 34-year-old from Kingston was found with multiple wounds caused by an "edged weapon," according to a follow-uprelease.

This person, later identified asJordan Greene from Kingston,was taken to hospital andlater died of their injuries.

Police said 19-year-old Keenan Gould from Kingston was arrested on Monday, charged with second-degree murder and isbeing held in custody.

The victim and the accused were at a gathering at an acquaintance's apartment and were not known to each other, police said.Nobody else was injured.

Anyone with information related to the incident is being asked to contact Kingston Police.