Man,28, dies after being found critically injured near Eglinton and Keele

A man was found with life-threatening injuries in an laneway near Eglinton Avenue West and Yarrow Road early Friday morning. Police are now calling it a homicide, Alessandra Carneiro reports.

By Patricia D'Cunha

Toronto police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man who was found with critical injuries in the city’s northwest end early Friday morning.

Emergency crews responded to the area of Eglinton Avenue West and Yarrow Road near Keele Street around 2:15 a.m. for a medical call.

Police say officers located an unresponsive man in a laneway, suffering from gunshot wounds. Life-saving measures were performed, and the man was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

He has been identified as Isaiah Peters Alexander of Toronto.

“This initially was classified as a suspicious death, but through investigation, I can confirm that this has been determined to be a homicide,” said Det. Sgt. Abdullah Nuri

No immediately suspect description was available.

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