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Police identify man fatally injured in stabbing near Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square

Police at the scene of the incident in Toronto on May 12. Global News / Marc Cormier

Police have identified the man who was fatally injured in a stabbing near Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square in the middle of the afternoon on Friday.

Toronto police said officers responded to the Victoria Street and Dundas Street East area at around 1:49 p.m. May 12.

Police said there was an altercation between two men and one of the men, identified as 40-year-old Toronto resident Richard Sasaki, was stabbed.

Richard Sasaki, 40, was killed on Friday. Handout / Toronto Police

He was taken to hospital with critical injuries where he was pronounced dead.

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Police said the suspect fled on foot. The suspect may have been in the area “for some time” prior to the stabbing, police added, and possibly interacted with other individuals.

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He was described as being in his late 20s, five-foot-10 with long black hair, black facial hair and wearing dark clothing.

Anyone with information was asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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