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Police investigate reported altercation as part of Toronto homicide probe

Toronto police tape around the scene of a homicide investigation on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Global News / Ryan Belgrave

Homicide detectives are investigating after a death in Toronto late on Friday night.

Toronto police said officers received a call for unknown trouble in the area of Morecambe Gate and Victoria Park Avenue around 11:50 p.m.

An altercation between two men resulted in one stabbing the other with a “sharp edged weapon,” according to police.

The man was taken rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police named him as 37-year-old Kirk Cargill.

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Toronto police said the suspect fled the area. They later arrested a 27-year-old man — Geoffrey Luyeye — and charged him with second-degree murder.

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