Overview
- Toronto police say a man was assaulted and then struck by a fleeing light-coloured vehicle after a fight near Keele Street and Wilson Avenue on Sunday, June 14, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Authorities have identified the victim as 32-year-old Erik Safar of Toronto and say the homicide unit has taken over the investigation.
- Residents and an eyewitness told reporters the victim appeared to have been beaten with a baseball bat and run over repeatedly but police have not confirmed those specific allegations.
- Police say a second person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and that there is no known wider public risk while detectives gather evidence and forensic data.
- This is Toronto’s 14th homicide of 2026 and investigators are asking anyone with information or surveillance footage from the Keele and Wilson area to contact police as they trace the vehicle and suspects.