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Police ID teen fatally stabbed in Toronto's east end on weekend

Toronto police have identified a 14-year-old boy fatally stabbed in the city's east end on the weekend.

Abdoul Aziz Sarr, 14, was found outside a fast food restaurant and died in hospital

Abdoul Aziz Sarr, 14, of Toronto, was fatally stabbed outside a fast food restaurant in the city's east end on the weekend. He is Toronto's 19th homicide victim of the year.
Abdoul Aziz Sarr, 14, of Toronto, was fatally stabbed outside a fast food restaurant in the city's east end on the weekend. He is Toronto's 19th homicide victim of the year. (Submitted by Toronto Police Service)

Toronto police have identified a 14-year-old boy fatally stabbed in the city's east end on the weekend.

Abdoul Aziz Sarr, of Toronto, was stabbed near a fast food restaurant on Saturday in the area of Eastern and Woodward avenues, near Coxwell Avenue. Police were called about the stabbing at about 10:10 p.m. 

In a news release Monday, police said paramedics were flagged down first and police were notified shortly afterward.

Officers arrived to find the teen injured. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

Photo showing police tape outside a McDonalds
Police tape is shown here near a fast food restaurant where 14-year-old Abdoul Aziz Sarr was found with injuries on Saturday night. He died in hospital. (Spencer Gallichan-Lowe/CBC)

Sarr is the city's 19th homicide victim of the year.

No suspect information has been released.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.