Toronto police have identified the 61-year-old victim of a fatal stabbing Thursday in North York.

In a Friday release, police identified Johnson Reyes, of Toronto, as city’s 28th homicide victim of 2019.

Police received a call around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, about a stabbing at 57 Parkwoods Village Dr., west of Victoria Park Ave.

They found Reyes unconsicous and not breathing, and suffering from stab wounds. Reyes succumbed to his injuries despite efforts to save his life, and was pronounced dead at the scene, said police.

Two men were arrested in connection with the incident on Friday, at the TTC’s Victoria Park subway station, according to Const. David Hopkinson.

Hopkinson said he could not comment on why the men were arrested at the subway station as that “would form part of the investigation,” but he did say there “are a number of different reasons why you’d want to arrest someone in a public place.”

Stewart Rintoul, 52, of Toronto, and Everett Rintoul, 50, of Toronto, have been charged with first-degree murder. Hopkinson said the two men are brothers.

They are both scheduled to appear at Old City Hall on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 10 a.m., in room 101.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or at Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

Reyes is Toronto’s 28th homicide victim of 2019, and the seventh who died in a stabbing. Including him, 23 men and six women have been killed in Toronto so far this year. They are:

Ian Dyer, 36, was stabbed in a Toronto Community Housing building near Danforth and Midland Aves. on Jan. 6. Leigh Min, 34, was arrested two days later and charged with first-degree murder.

Lorraine Kerubo Ogoti, 30, was stabbed in an eighth-floor unit of a Scarborough apartment building on Jan. 8. Her boyfriend, Mowlid Hassan, 40, was found dead outside the building. Police have concluded Ogoti’s death was a murder-suicide.

Aseel Yehya, 18, was shot on Elmhurst Dr. near Redwater Dr. in Etobicoke on Jan. 9 after police said a dark-coloured vehicle approached him.

Lingathasan Suntharamoorthy, 36, was shot in an apartment building near Dundalk Dr. and Antrim Cres. on Jan. 12.

Hanh (Hana) Nguyen, 41, was stabbed at her home near Jane St. and St. Clair Ave. W., on Jan. 24. Austin Le, 40, was found at the scene and charged with second-degree murder.

Veronika Mrhova, 24, was shot while sitting in a Mercedes-Benz near Lake Shore Blvd. and Silver Moon Dr. early on Feb. 10. She died in hospital five days later.

Dean Howlett, 25, was shot in an apartment building on Lawrence Ave. E. west of Kingston Rd. in Scarborough on Feb. 12. Naod Tsegazab, 22, of Toronto, was later charged with second-degree murder.

Nicklus McKain, 18, was shot near 18 John Garland Blvd., near Kipling Ave. and Albion Rd., in Rexdale on Feb. 24. He died in hospital.

Jason Otis Lewis, 47, was found dead at an apartment on Broadway Ave., near Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. E. on March 4. An autopsy found he died of blunt-force trauma. Quentin Luke Lewis, 42, was arrested two days later and charged with second-degree murder.

Nashwan Yonan, 32, was shot at a gas station at Eglinton Ave. E. and Avenue Rd. shortly after midnight on March 8. He died in hospital nearly two weeks later on March 21.

Martin Anthony Johnson, 51, was shot at a North York apartment complex near Keele St. and Sheppard Ave. W. on March 11.

Jennyfer Lachappelle, 41, was found dead on at an apartment near Davenport Rd. and Symington Ave. on March 13. Andrew Gerber, 38, has been charged with second-degree murder. Friends said Gerber and Lachappelle were in a relationship and may have been engaged.

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Helen Fronczak, 79, was found dead at an apartment near Kipling Ave. and Eglinton Ave. W. on March 19. Larry Fronczak, 80, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Jerome Belle, 22, was shot near Dundas West subway station in the Junction on March 20. He died in hospital.

Rae Cara Carrington, 51, was stabbed in the PATH system near King St. W and Bay St. on April 10. Her son, Duncan O’Neil Sinclair, 19, of Toronto, was arrested two days later and charged with first-degree murder.

Wilfred Kent Truman, 77, was killed in his home near Eglinton Ave. W. and Black Creek Dr. on April 15. Kyle Truman, 49, of Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder.

Jermaine Gerard Skeete, 34, was shot at 571 Vaughan Rd. near Oakwood Ave. on April 21. He later died in hospital.

Lawrence Taylor Gannon, 28, was shot on Ivy Green Cres., near Brimorton Dr. and Orton Park Rd., in Scarborough on April 28. He died in hospital two days later.

Premachchandran Sundaralingam, 53, was found injured inside a home near Renforth Dr. and Rathburn Rd. on April 28. Police later determined he had been injured in an altercation. He died in hospital the next day. Richard Turner, 48, of Toronto, was arrested on May 2 and has been charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault and threatening death.

Blain Gerrado Grindley, 26, was shot dead in Rexdale near John Garland Blvd. and Humber College Blvd. on May 1. Michael Smith, 29, of Toronto, surrendered to police on May 20. He is charged with first degree murder. Police are still looking for Dayne Sitladeen, 27, of Mississauga.

Justin Kyle Ezeard, 23, was shot at a commercial establishment near Steeles Ave. W. and Islington Ave. on May 3.

Brendon Bowler, 17, was stabbed near Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I. near Guildwood Pkwy. and Livingston Rd. on May 6. Emmett Carew, 18, and Cheddi Itwaroo, 20, both of Toronto, are charged with second degree murder.

Valland Spolarich, 43, was found dead at his home at Shanly St. and Westmoreland Ave. on May 21. Herculano Pimentel, 50, of Toronto faces a charge of second-degree murder.

Hassan Gutale Ali, 52, was found in an apartment on June 6. Police have ruled his death a homicide. Abdullahi Osman, 55, was arrested on June 12 and charged with first-degree murder.

James Andrew Smith, 52, was stabbed while he was standing at the door of 730 Yonge St. near Charles St. on June 8. Eric Bryant Ram, 24, of no fixed address, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Johnson Reyes, 61, was stabbed at Parkwoods Village Dr. and Gisburn Rd., west of Victoria Park Ave. in North York on June 28.

A 17-year-old boy was shot near a residential area on Danzig St. and Morningside Ave. in Scarborough late night on June 28. The 17-year-old was identified as Jayden Simpson by a family friend, but police have not yet released his identity. A homicide investigation is underway.

In 2018, Toronto broke its record for homicides in a single year, with 96 in total.