A man in his 50s has died after he was stabbed Tuesday afternoon.
Toronto police said officers responded to multiple calls about a stabbing at a Shoppers Drug Mart near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue around 11:50 a.m.
Officers arrived to find the man conscious and breathing with stab wounds to the abdomen chest.
One person reported the stabbing happened after a fight outside of the Shoppers Drug Mart.
Toronto paramedics transported the victim to a trauma centre with critical injuries, where police said he later died.
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Homicide has taken over the investigation.
Weston Road has been closed from Lawrence Avenue to King Street
Investigators are currently looking for a male suspect in his 20s with a slim build. He is said to have fled the incident in a red vehicle.
They are also canvassing the area for any surveillance images.
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