Police investigating body found near Bathurst and College as a homicide

Toronto police have declared the death ofperson whose body was found nearBathurstand College streets Sunday morning a homicide.

Det.Shawn Mahoney of Toronto police's homicide unit told media Sunday afternoon that police received a call at approximately 8:30 a.m. regarding a lifeless male at aLippincott Street patio.

Toronto police's medical team confirmed the person was dead and the body had obvious signs of trauma.

Police say they are unable to determine the victim's cause of death at this point, but a postmortem is scheduled for tomorrow.

Police alsodo not have an age for the victim, but they believe he is between 20 and 25 yearsold.

Witnesses have told police an altercation may have happened last night, and police are appealing for more witnesses to come forward with more information.

Russ Nicholls, the owner of a nearby restaurant, told CBCToronto one of his employees saw the body on a patio.

Nicholls said he and the employee tried to help the male until police and paramedics arrived, but he was unresponsive.

Mahoneysaid police don't yet have a suspect description.