One man has died and two others were taken into custody after a stabbing Wednesday in Sydney, N.S.

Cape Breton Regional Police said in a news release the victim was found with life-threatening injuries at around 11:30 a.m. on Frederick Street in Whitney Pier, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Sydney near the municipal landfill site.

The victim died shortly after being taken to the hospital.

Police followed a suspect vehicle on the road to New Waterford, but abandoned the chase in the interest of public safety.

Around 1 p.m., RCMP found the vehicle in the Cape Breton community of Orangedale, abo…