Homicide #18/2023, Victoria Street and Dundas Street East, Richard Sasaki, 40, Update, Suspect Arrested

 

Homicide #18/2023,
Victoria Street and Dundas Street East,
Richard Sasaki, 40,
Update,
Suspect Arrested

Broadcast time: 09:48 AM
Date: Monday, Jun 19, 2023
Unit: Homicide and Missing Persons Unit
Phone: 4168087400
Case #: 2023-1063692 

The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of an arrest made in Homicide #18/2023.

On Friday, May 12, 2023, at approximately 1:49 p.m., police responded to a call in the Victoria Street and Dundas Street East area.

See excerpt of previous new release: 

It is reported that:

• there was an altercation between two men
• one man was transported to hospital with critical injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital
• the suspect fled the area on foot

The victim has been identified as Richard Sasaki, 40, of Toronto.

On Sunday, June 18, 2023, at approximately 8 p.m., Danyal Khan, 29, of no fixed address, was arrested. He is charged with: 

1. Second-degree Murder

He is scheduled to appear in court at the Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Monday, June 19, 2023, at 10 a.m., in room 106.

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Constable Ashley Visser for Detective Sergeant Amanda Thornton