Toronto police say an overnight restaurant fire that left an 18-year-old man dead earlier this month was deliberately set and they are now investigating his death as a homicide.
Emergency crews responded to a fire at Slam Restaurant on Keele Street, north of Sheppard Avenue West, at around 3 a.m. on July 10.
A man was found at the scene with obvious injuries as a result of the fire, police said. Emergency crews rushed him to hospital, but he died of his injuries. Police identified the victim Tuesday as 18-year-old Shahriyar Safarian of Richmond Hill and said the homicide unit took over the investigation yesterday.Investigators are urging anyone with information to contact police or to call CrimeStoppers anonymously.
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