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Man dies after being stabbed in broad daylight in Weston

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Man dies after stabbing on Weston Road
Tue, Nov 14: Police say a man in his 50s has died after being stabbed in a Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot at Weston Road and King Street. They're searching for a suspect who allegedly fled in a red vehicle – Nov 14, 2017

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.

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.

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They are also canvassing the area for any surveillance images.

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