Overview

• Paramedics were flagged down shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday near a McDonald’s restaurant at Eastern and Coxwell Avenues and found a teenage boy who later died in hospital.
• Detective Sgt. Alan Bartlett confirmed that the Toronto Police Service’s Homicide Unit has formally taken over the investigation.
• Officers have sealed off a large perimeter around the stabbing site to support detailed evidence collection by forensic teams.
• Investigators are examining hundreds of hours of surveillance video capturing bystanders but have not yet identified or described any suspects.
• Police are working with the coroner’s office to confirm the victim’s identity and are urging anyone with information or recordings to contact Toronto Police Service.