Homicide #27/2019, 730 Yonge Street, James Andrew Smith, 54, Update, Man arrested and charged
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 12:53 PM
Homicide: 416-808-7400
On Saturday, June 8, 2019, at approximately 12:14 a.m., officers responded to a call for a medical complaint in the Yonge Street and Charles Street area.
Paramedics and police arrived on scene and located a man with life- threatening injuries. The man was then taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short while after, and was pronounced deceased.
Through investigation it was determined that the deceased had been standing by the main door of 730 Yonge Street, when he was attacked by a male suspect who fled the scene on foot. It is undetermined whether or not the suspect and the deceased were known to each other.
The deceased has been identified as James Andrew Smith, 54, of Toronto.
See previous release.
On Monday, June 10, 2019, Eric Bryant Ram, 24, of no fixed address was arrested and charged with:
1) Second-Degree Murder
He is scheduled to appear in court at College Park on Monday, June 10, 2019, 2 p.m., room 501.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police 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.
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Constable Caroline de Kloet, Corporate Communications, for Acting Detective Sergeant Henri Marsman, Homicide
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