The man who police believe was responsible for stabbing an HSR employee in downtown Hamilton Monday morning was then found dead that same night, police announced Tuesday.

Officers were called about a death in central Hamilton around 9:45 p.m. Monday night. Evidence located at that scene linked the man's death to the earlier stabbing incident in the area of MacNab Street North and King Street West, near Jackson Square.

"After seizing and viewing additional video evidence, clothing evidence and witness information, police can now confirm that the deceased man was the same man responsible for the stabbing," a statement from Staff Sgt. Mike Cunliffe reads.

A police officer directs pedestrian traffic outside the King Street entrance to Jackson Square. (Sunnie Huang/CBC)

Police did not reveal the man's identity or if he knew the victim in the earlier stabbing. Cunliffe said the suspect's death was "not criminal in nature" and now the investigation has been turned over to the coroner's office.

"There is no longer a threat to members of the community and we are not looking for any further suspects," Cunliffe said.

The police statement did not say how the suspect died. Police spokesperson Const. Steve Welton said the man's name will not be released.

"This is all the information we can provide and the investigation into the stabbing is concluded," the statement reads.

Jackson Square was locked down for several hours Monday, after the stabbing took place near the MacNab bus terminal at about 10:30 a.m.

The victim, an HSR employee, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover.