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Fatal fire east of Toronto is being investigated as homicide: police

Toronto police launched a homicide investigation after a fire at an establishment in the city's east killed one person. Officers responded to a call for an active fire on Saturday in the Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue East area shortly before 2 a.
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A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on September 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Toronto police launched a homicide investigation after a fire at an establishment in the city's east killed one person.

Officers responded to a call for an active fire on Saturday in the Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue East area shortly before 2 a.m.

Police say emergency services arrived at the scene and found a person's body inside the establishment. The victim has been identified as a 26-year-old man from Toronto.

Investigators say a vehicle was seen fleeing the area and the occupant(s) should be considered armed and dangerous.

The vehicle is described as a 2021 white Acura RDX with Ontario plate CCPC 739 and was reported stolen from Peel Region.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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