Toronto police have identified a man who was fatally stabbed in the city’s east end on Tuesday night as the search for a suspect continues.
The incident occurred near Danforth and Hillingdon avenues, just east of Coxwell Avenue, at around 11 p.m.
Police said there was an altercation between two men behind a plaza and when officers arrived, they found a male victim suffering from stab wounds.
He was transported to hospital but died shortly after.
Police identified the victim as Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane of Toronto. He is the city’s 16th homicide victim of the year.
Police continue to search for the male suspect, who they say was last seen wearing a dark-coloured hooded sweater and black face covering.
An image of the wanted man has been released.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact homicide investigators at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
