One man has been arrested in the stabbing right on main street at Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Islington Ave.
An accused knife killer has been arrested and taken off our streets as another sought for the slaying of two women is being sought by Toronto Police.
New Toronto residents are concerned following the death of one man and the wounding of another in a vicious knife attack at the intersection of Lake Shore Blvd. W., and Islington Ave.
Police said one man died from the stabbing, and another who was injured, was arrested a day later.
The incident occurred around 6:04 a.m. on September 12 between two groups of men who were arguing.
Police scour the busy area for clues.
A video of the incident showed two men getting into a fight. They fall to the ground and only one man stands back up. One man said the victim was staffed numerous times with a shank, a home-made knife.
Some residents are mourning the death of Jesse Christian Halvorsen, 36, of Toronto, who was well known in the area.
Officers had the busy intersection sealed off and closed to traffic as officers searched for clues.
In one corner was about a dozen crime scene cones used to identify what appeared to be splats of blood.
No weapon has been recovered, no one is in custody, and police do not yet have an idea what led to the altercation, said Duty Insp. Dan Pravica.
An almost two-month search is also underway for
No one has spotted Joseph Ayala, 33, who is sought for almost two months for the deaths of two women in Alderwood.
who disappeared with police on his trail for two counts of second-degree murder after the bodies of an 82-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman in a home in the Sheldon and Silvercrest Avenues area, in Alderwood.
Police have arrested Shawn Downs-Abbott, 35, of Toronto, who has been charged with second degree murder in regards to the New Toronto stabbing.
He was slated to appear at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on September 14, at 10 a.m., in room 106.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.