Altercation with fireworks leads to 2 people stabbed south of High Park

An altercation with fireworks led to two people stabbed in the city’s west end Monday night, Toronto police said.

In a brief update posted on the Toronto Police Service X account, it said officers learned of the stabbing incident at around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Parkside Drive and Lake Shore Boulevard West.

Police tell CityNews that a small group of people were setting off fireworks at Martin Goodman Trail when they allegedly began firing them at random towards others and another group of males confronted them.

An altercation led to two people being stabbed. A man in his 30s was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while a second victim walked to the hospital with minor injuries.

Police tell CityNews the two victims were not part of the group with fireworks and confronted the others once fireworks were set off in their direction.

Julius Bromfield, 18, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with assault.

Three suspects remain outstanding.

Suspect #1 is described as male, 5’9″, early 20’s, with a slim build, wearing a white t-shirt. Suspect #2 is described as male, early 20’s, wearing a white surgical mask, black shirt and light coloured shorts. Suspect #3 is described as male, thin build, wearing a black sweater, light coloured jeans, and white running shoes.

STABBING:
Lake Shore Blvd W & Parkside Dr
10:45pm
-reports of a stabbing
-police o/s
-locate a man in his 30’s w/stab wounds
-transported to hospital w/unknown injuries
-2nd male victim walked into hospital w/a non-life threatening injury
-ongoing investigation#GO1091165
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 21, 2024