{"id":736628,"date":"2026-06-14T17:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/736628\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T17:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:56:12","slug":"north-york-fight-one-dead-after-vehicle-strikes-pedestrian-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/736628\/","title":{"rendered":"North York fight: One dead after vehicle strikes pedestrian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A homicide investigation is now underway after a person was struck and killed by a vehicle during an early-morning brawl with a \u201clarge group of people\u201d in North York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto police say officers were called to the Keele Street and Wilson Avenue area at approximately 6:01 a.m. following reports of a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPSOperations\/status\/2066122627962245354?s=20\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPSOperations\/status\/2066122627962245354?s=20\">large group of people fighting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UFNLETFSZNAHDKPPMXV74R724Y.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>TPS Police investigating after person was struck and killed by a vehicle during early-morning brawl on Sunday June 14, 2026 (CP24 photo). <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In an update to reporters at 11:30 a.m., Supt. Jack Gurr said an argument broke out in the area before escalating into a fight involving multiple people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">When officers arrived, they located a man who had been injured and struck by a vehicle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto paramedics attempted life-saving measures at the scene, but the victim later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781459771_754_FXVH36UZYRF5TNGLF6FSHL3SXI.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>TPS Police investigating after person was struck and killed by a vehicle during early-morning brawl on Sunday June 14, 2026 (CP24 photo). <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a second person was also transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Investigators say a light-coloured vehicle was seen fleeing the area shortly after 6 a.m. The vehicle and its occupants remain outstanding police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As a result, the Homicide Unit has since taken over the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781459772_628_PLBMRCKZFRG27PUX2NW3UTLBRU.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>TPS Police investigating after person was struck and killed by a vehicle during early-morning brawl on Sunday June 14, 2026 (CP24 photo). <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police have not released any suspect descriptions and continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Authorities say residents can expect an increased police presence in the area as they continue to gather evidence. Police believe the incident is isolated at this time and say there is no broader risk to public safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Speaking at the scene, investigators also issued a direct message to those responsible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cFor the people responsible for this murder, find a lawyer and turn yourselves in,\u201d police said. \u201cOur investigators are actively tracking information, so do yourself that favor, find a lawyer and turn yourself in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A homicide investigation is now underway after a person was struck and killed by a vehicle during an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":736629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[712,43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-736628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-apple-news","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/736629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}