Police make arrest in Toronto’s first homicide of 2019
Posted January 8, 2019 1:10 pm.
Last Updated January 8, 2019 1:30 pm.
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Police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old man in connection with the city’s first homicide of 2019.
Police responded to a call for a stabbing at a Toronto Community Housing Corp. (TCHC) building at 40 Gordonridge Place, near Danforth Road and Midland Avenue, around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.
A 36-year-old man was found in an apartment on the 12th floor with life-threatening stab wounds. Emergency services performed life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was identified as Ian Dyer. He did not live in the building but was visiting friends who were residents.
On Tuesday, police arrested Leigh Ming of Toronto in connection with Dyer’s death. He is charged with first-degree murder.
He was scheduled to appear in court the same day.
The TCHC building was also the site of the city’s 17th homicide last year.
Det. Paul Worden said the building has a troubled past with “heavy drug activity” and violence is not uncommon.
In response to the homicide, TCHC released a statement saying they have identified Gordonridge complex as a priority, based on the number of violent and mental-health related incidents.
