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Police identify victim of fatal stabbing at Etobicoke banquet hall

Toronto Police have identified 24-year-oldShacquan Harrison as thevictim of a fatal stabbing outside an Etobicoke banquet hall last week.

Canada-wide arrest warrant issued for suspect wanted for 2nd-degree murder

Toronto resident Shacquan Harrison, who was the victim of a fatal stabbing.
Shacquan Harrison, 24, is Torontos ninth homicide victim of 2023, police say. (Toronto Police Service)
  • This story has been updated on July 16, 2024, to include the identity of the suspect in the case.

Toronto Police have identified 24-year-oldShacquan Harrison as thevictim of a fatal stabbing outside an Etobicoke banquet hall last week.

In a news release issued Thursday, police also said a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 26-year-old man, Omary Bent, in connection with the case.

Officers were first dispatched to a venue near Highway 27 and Steeles Avenue West around 9:30 p.m.on March 10 for reported gunfire.

Police say there had been an altercationwith weapons involved, and a person was stabbed and went to a nearby hospital.

Scene outside of Etobicoke banquet hall.
Toronto police were called to a banquet hall near Highway 27 and Steeles Avenue West on March 10 for reports of gunfire. (Sue Goodspeed/CBC)

Police identified Harrison as the victim Thursday. The Toronto manwaspronounced dead later in hospital, police say.

A second victim from the same incident went to a different hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the news release. A gun was also recovered by investigators.

Police say they are now looking for Bent,who is wanted for second-degree murder. The suspect is considered "armed and dangerous," police say.