2 men charged with 1st-degree murder after east-end Toronto stabbing

Toronto police have charged two men with first-degree murder in connection with a stabbing in the city’s easy end in late May.

Police responded to a call about a stabbing at 550 Kingston Rd. near Lee Avenue at 11:12 p.m. on May 25.

Officers said they found a man on the street suffering from obvious signs of trauma. He was taken to hospital where he later died.

Police identified him as 56-year-old Toronto resident William David Long.

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Homicide investigators said they believe he was attacked in the stairwell of the building.

Police said officers executed search warrants on Monday. Two Toronto residents, 21-year-old Tiek Anthony Kydd and 19-year-old Noah Hurlock, were charged with first-degree murder.

Kydd appeared in a Toronto court Monday while Hurlock is scheduled to appear Tuesday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.