Sixteen-year-old Elijah Beauregard died after a stabbing in downtown Kelowna on Thursday night.

RCMP responded to reports of a stabbing incident on Bernard Avenue near Water Street on June 27 at around 11:24 p.m.

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Police were first on scene and discovered an unconscious male in serious medical distress. The victim had received significant life-threatening injuries.

Beauregard was rushed to hospital where he underwent emergency surgeries.

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The victim害羞草研究所檚 name has been released, police say, in an effort to further the police investigation.

Anyone with any additional information is urged to contact the SCU at 250-762-3300.