Man dies after double stabbing in apartment near Fort York

The stabbing happened around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday near Fort York Boulevard and Dan Leckie Way, Toronto police said. (Paul Smith/CBC - image credit)
The stabbing happened around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday near Fort York Boulevard and Dan Leckie Way, Toronto police said. (Paul Smith/CBC - image credit)

A man has died after being stabbed on Thursday in an apartment near Fort York, Toronto police said.

The incident happened around 12:40 a.m. near Fort York Boulevard and Dan Leckie Way, police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Police said they received reports of two men arguing. Both men stabbed each other, they said.

The men were both taken to hospital with life threatening injuries, where one was pronounced dead.

The other man remains in hospital in critical condition, Det-Sgt. Brandon Price said at a news conference on Thursday morning.

Price said the men knew each other.

He said there are no outstanding suspects in the incident at this time and no risk to public safety.

Police are working to identify the victim, he said.

The homicide unit is investigating the incident.