Boy, 13, charged with murder in Tuesday stabbing: Toronto police

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after a fatal stabbing in Toronto's west end early Tuesday morning, according to police.

Police say they responded to the call around 12:20 a.m. near Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue W., where they found a man in a parking lot suffering from stab wounds.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, they said in a news release Thursday.

The boy was arrested and had his first court appearance Thursday morning.

His identity cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.