For many party-goers, a night of St. Patrick’s Day revelry ended in violence, including dozens of fights, stabbings and several shootings in the GTA.

In Mississauga, one of those incidents turned deadly when 23-year-old Jarvis Mascarenhas was stabbed near Dundas St. E. and Hurontario St. around 1:45 a.m.

The Brampton resident died in hospital, becoming Peel region’s first homicide of the year.

A 25-year-old man also suffered minor stab wounds in the same incident and a 27-year-old man was also hurt, but he was not stabbed.

Also in Brampton, five people were injured in a shooting at an Ivy Bridge Dr. residence just after 4 a.m.

The victims were transported from residence to a local hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries and released. Police are still looking for suspects.

Despite the number of incidents — EMS officials estimated “dozens” — most were minor in nature and not considered life-threatening.

Around midnight at College St. and Roxton Rd. in Toronto, paramedics transported the victim of a stabbing to hospital. Less than an hour later, around 12:45 a.m., a man was stabbed in the hand near Harbord and Borden Sts.

In the east end, at Cosburn and Logan Ave. around 1 a.m., two men were involved in a fight and stabbing that sent both to hospital.

A shooting in the Junction at Pelham Park Gardens near St. Clair Ave. W. and Old Weston Rd. left a 19-year-old male with a bullet wound in his leg. He underwent surgery and is in stable condition.

At 2:45 a.m., a man in his 20s was taken to a trauma centre following a stabbing near Queen St. W. and Spadina Ave.

Around the same time, police and emergency crews were setting up a command post at a house on Pelham Ave., in the Dupont St. and Dundas St. W. area, after a man in his 20s was shot in the leg. Police were still on the scene Sunday morning, searching for suspects.

With files from Alexandra Posadzki