Police investigating after man plunges to his death from balcony

Toronto police say they're investigating if a man was pushed to his death from an eighth-floor balcony downtown late Wednesday.

The incident happened just before midnight at a highrise in the area of Church and Shuter streets.

Paramedics say they transported a man in his 30s to a trauma centre. He was pronounced dead in hospital, according to police.

The homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

Investigators are searching for two males and two females in connection with the incident. Police were unable to provide any descriptions of those individuals Thursday morning.

Ibby Albazz, who lives in a neighbouring apartment, said in the last few weeks there have been a series of disturbances inside and outside the unit.

"Yelling, door slamming, really loud arguments in the hallway, homeless people coming in and out at all hours of the night," Albazz told CBC Toronto.

"We've been feeling pretty uneasy about it."

He said last night was relatively calm until about 11:30 p.m., when he heard doors slamming and loud voices coming from the unit.

"It was the same kind of stuff I've been hearing for the last few weeks so I wasn't super concerned about it," Albazz said.

But when he woke to see Toronto police at the building, Albazz said his fears about the goings-on at the unit were affirmed.

"I'm not surprised about it, we knew something was going to happen. We have been talking to management about it," he said.