A 19-year-old man wounded in a stabbing near Sherway Gardens that also killed a 15-year-old boy has died.
On Aug. 18 around 9:45 p.m., Toronto Police were called to the 235 Sherway Gardens Road area for a robbery gone awry.
Three males were found with injuries. Jack Meldrum, 15, of Mississauga, died that night.
Police say a second victim, Kristopher Quiroz-Brown, 19, of Toronto, died Wednesday in hospital.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with second-degree murder in Meldrum’s death. The accused had been freed on $500 bail on April 13, 2018, one day after he allegedly used a knife to steal from another teen. He cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Homicide detectives are in talks with the Crown to determine whether a second murder charge will be laid against the 15-year-old. Police say there are no outsanding suspects
Quiroz-Brown is the city’s 69th murder victim of the year.
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