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Alfred Hudson, 40, was stabbed to death September 25th, 2009.

Hudson was Edmonton's eighteenth homicide victim of the year.

Case status is open and active.

Police continue to investigate the stabbing death of Alfred Hudson, the city's first murder after an eleven-week lull.

At about 8:45 p.m. September 25th, 2009 a woman driving by Mary Burlie Park, at 10465 97 Street north of the Edmonton Remand Centre, was approached by a woman claiming that her brother had been stabbed.

Carrie Houle had just left the Remand Centre after visiting her husband when a distraught woman banged on her SUV's window.

"She just said: 'Call the ambulance. My brother's been stabbed.' There was blood on her hands.

"I phoned the police first and then I got out of the vehicle and went running to see if I could assist."

The woman led Houle to an alley near the park's gazebo where she saw a man in a plaid shirt gasping for air.

"I saw the gentleman laying on his left side ... in a pool of blood – his shirt was all full of blood."

With the victim was another unidentified woman who was shaking the man in an attempt to revive him. Houle told the second woman to leave him be.

The women told Houle that the attackers, two men and a woman, had fought over a can of beer.

Police arrived to find a 40-year-old man bleeding profusely from injuries received to his upper body.

The man was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators said they were looking for at least three suspects and that there were indications the victim and suspects are known to each other.

Police worked overnight interviewing witnesses in an effort to determine exactly where in the park the stabbing took place.

"Somewhere in the area," Staff Sgt. Gregg Hogg offered. "There so many different little scenes in there I don't know where exactly it happened."

While officers were combing the garbage-strewn park, another attack took place four blocks west, near 101st Street and 105th Avenue.

A man was taken to hospital after someone broke a bottle over his head. Police have not yet determined whether the attacks were related.

A memorial appeared in Mary Burlie Park honouring a man named Albert.

On September 28th police released information regarding two suspects wanted in connection with the death in the park.

Homicide detectives described one suspect as a native male with short black hair that was either a buzz cut or spiked. He was between 5-feet 6-inches and 5-feet 10-inches with a heavy build. At the time of the murder he was wearing a black shirt and black pants.

Police described the second suspect simply as a native male.

On September 29th police announced that 40-year-old Alfred Hudson had died from a single stab wound.

Detectives also revealed they would like to speak with a person of interest who was in the area at the time the homicide and may have valuable information.

The person was described as a female native, between 35 and 40 years old, between 5-feet 8-inches and 5-feet 10 inches, heavy set, with light brown or dark blond hair. She was wearing a white shirt and black sweatpants.

Those with information about the incident, the suspects or the person of interest were asked to contact Edmonton police at 780-423-4567, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or online at www.tipsubmit.com

Tips can also be text messaged. In Edmonton, text TIP250 + message and send to CRIMES (274637). In Northern Alberta, text TIP205 + message and send to CRIMES (274637).

Hudson's murder was the first in the city since July 10th. The eleven-week gap was unprecedented in Edmonton's recent history.

One veteran police officer had earlier suggested the city's low 2009 murder rate was a reflection of the skills of emergency medical workers – read more »

Mary Burlie Park was also the scene of another death which took place nearly one year earlier – read more »

The Edmonton Police Service website entry for Alfred Hudson can be seen here.

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