Police have opened a homicide investigation into the death of a man in downtown Toronto who was found Sunday morning with life-threatening injuries and later died in hospital.
Officers responded to reports of a seriously injured man in the area of Dalhousie Street and Shuter Street shortly before 10:30 a.m.
The man was located, and paramedics took him to a trauma centre, where he succumbed to his injuries.
In an update on Monday, police identified the victim as 50-year-old Jamie Richardson.
Police have arrested 50-year-old Joseph Anthony Emery. He was charged with second-degree murder.
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