Toronto police say a woman is dead after being stabbed at a convenience store downtown on Wednesday and that a 24-year-old woman is wanted for the murder.
Emergency services responded to a call for a person with a knife in the area of Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street East just after 10 a.m.
Toronto paramedics said they transported a woman to hospital, where police confirmed she later died.
She was identified as 41-year-old Tara Morton.
Investigators said they are searching for 24-year-old Oleesiea Langdon, who is wanted for second-degree murder.
The circumstances that led to the stabbing are unclear.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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