Man in 50s critically injured in East York stabbing, suspect arrested

Toronto police at the scene of a stabbing at an apartment building on Gamble Avenue near Pape Avenue in East York on March 5, 2024. (CityNews/Peter Dworschak)

By Patricia D'Cunha

Posted March 5, 2024 1:14 pm.

Last Updated March 5, 2024 2:42 pm.

A man in his 50s has been rushed to hospital and another man is in custody following a stabbing at an apartment building in East York on Tuesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the building on Gamble Avenue near Pape Avenue and O’Connor Drive just after 12:30 p.m.

Paramedics transported the man to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

No further details have been released at this point.

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