A murder suspect was tracked down and arrested in Kirkfield overnight.

According to the DRPS, officers were called to Regatta Crescent in Whitby for a stabbing call shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (July 13).

“Police found the male victim with life-threatening injuries,” reads a media release.

“The male was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre where he was later pronounced dead as a result of the injuries he sustained.”

Police say the suspect fled in a vehicle but was later located at a trailer park in Kirkfield and arrested without incident.

Zachary Gibson, 41, of Whitby, has been charged with first degree murder.