Toronto police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing near a rooming house downtown.

Police say Stephen Russell, 58, of Toronto, was taken to hospital Friday night where he was pronounced dead.

They say officers were called to the rooming house in the Church Street and Charles Street East area just after 9 p.m. on Friday.

680 News is reporting the man was found with stab wounds to the neck area.

Police say an autopsy is scheduled for today.