Toronto Police Arrest Suspect in West End Fatal Stabbing

Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing and killing a man at an apartment building in the city’s west end shortly after midnight Sunday. Officers responding to reports of a stabbing found a man in his early 30s with stab wounds to his neck and chest, police said. First responders attempted lifesaving measures before the victim was taken to a nearby trauma centre, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said the suspect was apprehended in the vicinity of the apartment building near the intersection of Kipling Avenue and Albion Road. Duty Inspector Peter Wallace said investigators believe the attack followed a dispute between the two men inside one of the building’s units that escalated to violence.

Wallace said the victim and suspect are believed to be known to each other, possibly friends, and that investigators do not believe there is any ongoing threat to public safety. He said the victim’s identity would not be released at this time because police are still notifying the man’s family.

In the hours following the killing, police said they would increase their presence in the area as officers canvas for witnesses. Wallace urged anyone with information...