Homicide #43/2018, Bloor Subway Station, Police appeal for witnesses

Homicide #43/2018, Bloor Subway Station, Police appeal for witnesses

Monday, June 18, 2018 - 10:30 PM
51 Division:  416-808-7400

On Monday, June 18, 2018, at 10:22 a.m., police responded to a See Ambulance call on the eastbound platform of the Bloor Subway Station.

It is alleged that:

- a man caused another man to fall onto the subway tracks

- the man was hit by a train

- he was injured, taken to hospital and succumbed to his injuries

The other man was arrested at the scene and taken into custody.

A man in his 50's has been charged with:

1) First Degree Murder

He will appear in court at College Park on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at 10 a.m., in room 501.

Investigators know there were people who witnessed this incident take place. Unfortunately they left the station before investigators could arrive. Police request anyone who saw this incident to call Detective Rob North, Homicide, at 416 808-7400.

If you witnessed this event, and are having difficulty with what you saw, please call Victim Services Toronto's crisis line at 416 808-7066. The line is monitored 24 hours a day.

Anyone who may have been at the Bloor Subway Station around this time is asked to contact investigators at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

For updates on the closure of Bloor Subway Station, please visit @TPSOperations or @TTCNotices.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Meaghan Gray, Corporate Communications, for Detective Rob North, Homicide