Uber driver called cops on passenger accused of stabbing 2 people at Whitby bar
Posted October 24, 2023 12:10 pm.
Last Updated October 24, 2023 12:21 pm.
An Oshawa man is in custody after allegedly stabbing two employees at a bar and then having his Uber driver report him to police while he was fleeing the scene.
Durham Regional Police officers were called to Hotel Royal near Brock and Dundas streets in Whitby around 2:20 a.m. Monday for reports of someone armed with a knife.
Upon arrival, officers located two employees at the scene suffering from stab wounds. Both were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Their conditions have since been upgraded to stable.
The suspect left the bar before police arrived.
Police say a short time later an Uber driver reported a suspicious passenger to police. Officers initiated a traffic stop on the Uber driver’s vehicle and were able to confirm the passenger was the stabbing suspect.
He was arrested during the traffic stop without incident.
Police say 22-year-old Tyrese Widsom, of Oshawa, is facing six charges including two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of assault with a weapon.
Anyone with additional information is being asked to contact police.
