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Police fatally shoot man after woman stabbed at home in Toronto

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Stabbing suspect shot and killed by Toronto police
WATCH ABOVE: The SIU is probing the fatal shooting of a domestic assault suspect by Toronto police. As Catherine McDonald reports, the 42-year-old man was armed with a knife and had his three-year-old son with him at the time – Aug 15, 2022

A woman was stabbed in a home and a man shot by police in Toronto on Saturday afternoon.

In a tweet, Toronto police said they were called to the area of Midland Avenue and Kingston Road at around 2:33 p.m. for reports a woman had been stabbed.

Police said the woman was stabbed by a suspect inside a house with a child or multiple children inside.

Officers told Global News police shot a man, who was then taken to hospital under an emergency run. The woman was also taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The Special Investigations Unit said in a release that police responded to a 911 call in the afternoon reporting a woman had been seriously injured near a home.

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It said a 42-year-old man, who is believed to be involved in injuring the woman, had a knife and took hold of a young child before entering a residence.

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The SIU said three officers shot the man, who was taken to hospital and pronounced dead nearly an hour later.

Paramedics said they transported two people to hospital.

— with file from The Canadian Press

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