According to police, Joshua Elliott, 21, was found collapsed on Dundas Street in Beaverton on May 26th, at around 10:30 pm.

Elliott was rushed to an Orillia hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death to be a stabbing.

No arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with new information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Dennis (ext. 5402) or Det. Mamers (ext. 5247) of the Major Crime – Homicide Unit at 1-888-579-1520.

Update June 28th
Lucas Bovell, 24, was arrested on June 26th in Toronto and charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of Joshua Elliott.

The Canadian Homicide Statistics for the first 4 months of 2017 are available here.