Man dead after reported push from downtown balcony: Toronto police [Video]

Toronto police’s homicide unit is investigating the death of a man who fell from a balcony following an altercation inside a downtown apartment late Wednesday night.

Police said they were called to Church and Shuter streets at around 11:58 p.m. for an unknown trouble call.

Toronto police are pictured at a rental building near Church and Shuter streets Thursday April, 25, 2024, a day after someone died following a fall from a balcony there. (CTV News Toronto)

“It was reported that a male fell from a height and landed on some scaffolding. Police, fire and paramedics attended and located the male,” Det.-Sgt. Henri Marsman told reporters Thursday afternoon.

The victim was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as 38-year-old Ryan Williams.

Marsman said prior to the fall, there was an altercation inside the unit where Williams resided with his mother.

Ryan Williams is Toronto’s 24th homicide victim of 2024. (Toronto Police Service)

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