Toronto police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing in south Etobicoke on Thursday morning.
Police were called to the area of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Islington Avenue just after 6 a.m. and learned that a group of people were involved in an altercation, and one person was stabbed as a result.
The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he later died, police said.
On Friday, they identified him as 36-year-old Jesse Christian Halvorsen. He is the city’s 60th homicide victim of the year.
Meanwhile, police said a suspect was located and taken into custody on Friday. They noted that he was taken to the hospital for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, 35-year-old Shawn Downs-Abbot, has been charged with second-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear in court on Saturday morning.
Police have not said what led to the incident.
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