Cancer Researcher Stabbed To Death During Evening Walk .... Mark Ernsting, 39, Worked For Ryerson University And Ontario Institute For Cancer Research .... Toronto, Ontario
.... A rash of violent crime in Toronto include shootings, stabbings and even a machete attack near the Eaton Centre, has left the city reeling with concerns for safety on city streets and public spaces. The murder of Mark Ernsting happened only two blocks from where I live, I walk down McGill Street often. The site of Mark Ernsting’s murder, on McGill Street near Yonge and Gerrard Sts, has sprouted a makeshift memorial. .... A 39-year-old man fatally stabbed was out for his regular evening walk and appears to be the victim of a robbery gone wrong, Toronto police say. Mark Ernsting, 39, died after he was attacked near 38 McGill St., just east of Yonge Street and close to Ryerson University, around 9:30 p.m. ET. Police say he was stabbed multiple times, including at least once in the head. "There was no previous relationship between the accused and the deceased," Toronto Police Detective, Paul Worden explained "The deceased was just out for his normal evening walk and happened to come across the accused and he was attacked."
Mr Ernsting was also an adjunct professor at Ryerson University where he worked with graduate students in the electrical and computer engineering department. About an hour after the attack, police arrested Calvin Michael Nimoh, 21, near Yonge Street and Summerhill Avenue. He is charged with second-degree murder, Investigators believe Nimoh, who is known to police, may have tried to rob Ernsting ....
Cancer Researcher Stabbed To Death During Evening Walk .... Mark Ernsting, 39, Worked For Ryerson University And Ontario Institute For Cancer Research .... Toronto, Ontario
.... A rash of violent crime in Toronto include shootings, stabbings and even a machete attack near the Eaton Centre, has left the city reeling with concerns for safety on city streets and public spaces. The murder of Mark Ernsting happened only two blocks from where I live, I walk down McGill Street often. The site of Mark Ernsting’s murder, on McGill Street near Yonge and Gerrard Sts, has sprouted a makeshift memorial. .... A 39-year-old man fatally stabbed was out for his regular evening walk and appears to be the victim of a robbery gone wrong, Toronto police say. Mark Ernsting, 39, died after he was attacked near 38 McGill St., just east of Yonge Street and close to Ryerson University, around 9:30 p.m. ET. Police say he was stabbed multiple times, including at least once in the head. "There was no previous relationship between the accused and the deceased," Toronto Police Detective, Paul Worden explained "The deceased was just out for his normal evening walk and happened to come across the accused and he was attacked."
Mr Ernsting was also an adjunct professor at Ryerson University where he worked with graduate students in the electrical and computer engineering department. About an hour after the attack, police arrested Calvin Michael Nimoh, 21, near Yonge Street and Summerhill Avenue. He is charged with second-degree murder, Investigators believe Nimoh, who is known to police, may have tried to rob Ernsting ....