Toronto police seek 14-year-old suspect in fatal stabbing of senior in parking lot
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Investigators said the attack on 71-year-old Shahnaz Pestonji appears to have started out as a robbery at a North York parking lot on Thursday morning.
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'We now believe that this was a robbery that escalated into a deadly attack,' Det. Matthew Pinfold told reporters Friday.
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Pestonji was found with stab wounds around 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East area and taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
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Police said they've received judicial authorization to release images of the suspect, who is a minor, as the search for him continues.
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They urged the teen to turn himself in and are asking anyone who sees him to call 911 immediately.
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'Since the homicide took place, police have conducted an extensive search — canvassing door-to-door, using canine units and drones, and reviewing surveillance footage from the area — and we continue to follow every investigative lead,' police said in a statement earlier Friday.
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'Given what we know, we want to be absolutely clear: we believe this individual is dangerous, and the public should not approach him.'
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Shelley Carroll, the city councillor who represents the area, said she was 'heartbroken' to learn about the attack.
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