Man killed in Beaches area stabbing

Posted May 26, 2018 8:01 am.

Last Updated May 27, 2018 3:43 pm.

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Toronto police say a man stabbed in the Beaches area on Friday night has died.

Police say they responded to a call for a stabbing to Kingston Road and found a man on the street suffering from obvious signs of trauma.

He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The victim has been identified as 56-year-old William David Long of Toronto.

Police believe he was stabbed in the stairwell of the apartment building at 550 Kingston Road.

Homicide investigators are asking anyone who might have seen Long on Friday and can account for his whereabouts to call police.

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