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Investigators have released images of the suspect who is wanted for second degree murder. (Photo Courtesy of Niagara Regional Police).
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Niagara police have arrested a 31-year-old from Kitchener in connection with a fatal stabbing that resulted in the death of the victim.

Police responded to calls of a stabbing on Victoria Avenue between Morrison and Simcoe streets shortly before 3 a.m. on Wednesday.

Investigators say the stabbing escalated from a fight between a group of people.

READ MORE: Police release photo of suspect wanted in fatal Niagara Falls stabbing

Officers say the suspect surrendered themselves to Niagara police late Thursday evening.

Police then arrested Devon Keneer. They say Keneer is facing a second-degree murder charge.

The accused was held for a video bail hearing in a St. Catharines courthouse on Friday.

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