The manager of the Milano Pizzeria on Laurier street is dead following a stabbing in Clarence-Rockland Friday afternoon, April 4.

A heavy police presence was seen in Rockland Friday afternoon as Russell County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a stabbing on Lalonde Street near Laurier Street around 3 p.m.

Police indicated that one individual died and another arrested but did not state what charges have been laid. The death has since been rules a homicide.

The suspect, an 83-year-old Clarence-Rockland man named Gilles Martel was charged with second degree murder and remains in custody until his court appearance today, April 7, at the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa.

The victim has since been identified by Milano staff as manager Dharmesh Kathireeya, an Indian national here on a work visa. According to a GoFundMe page set up for his family, Kathireeya came to Canada as a student in 2019.

Police have not confirmed the identity of the victim or the apprehended suspect.

Increased police activity is expected in the area.