A man was stabbed to death in the heart of the city early Saturday as Raptors fans filled the streets celebrating the team’s big Game 4 win of the NBA Finals.It's not the first Raptor-related incident involving extreme mayhem.
The deadly stabbing occurred at Yonge and Charles Sts., south of Bloor St., around 12:15 a.m. There have been no arrests and no suspect description has been released in the city’s 27th murder of the year.
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UPDATE: Victim id'd as James Andrew Smith, 52, of Toronto.
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IN OTHER HOGTOWN HOMICIDE NEWS:
Hassan Gutale Ali, 52, of Toronto, who was found dead in a transitional housing complex at 145 Queen E. at Jarvis Street on Thursday is the victim of a homicide, Toronto police said Saturday.**********
Toronto’s 26th homicide of the year.
RIDE THAT FREAKIN' ROCKET:
"Two people were rushed to hospital, after a shooting on a TTC bus in Etobicoke early Saturday morning. One of those victims has life-threatening injuries while the other is listed in serious but stable condition."**********
LAST WORD: The "Plastic Cutlery Ordinances" of 2019
"TPA President Mike McCormack said 283 officers retired or left the service in 2018 and another 133 have been lost this year. That means there are 416 fewer officers than there were at the start of last year."