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Man fatally stabbed in North York home invasion

A tight-knit community of snowbirds in Florida was in mourning Tuesday after three elderly women - two of them Canadians - were killed in what appeared to be a horrific freak accident. The Canadian Press

TORONTO – Homicide detectives are investigating after a 28-year-old man was fatally stabbed in North York Thursday night.

Police say two men entered an apartment on Bogert Avenue, in the Sheppard Avenue and Yonge Street area, just after 9 p.m.

One of the suspects, armed with a gun, demanded cash and drugs from one of the occupants of the apartment.

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The second suspect confronted the victim as he was getting out of the shower and stabbed him multiple times.

The suspects are described as both having light-brown complexions and standing approximately 5’8″.

Investigators are reviewing security camera video seized from the area.

Anyone who was in the area around 9 p.m., and observed anything or anyone unusual, is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200 or 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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