Police identify suspect wanted in random assault of former CBC Radio journalist Michael Finlay

Toronto police have identified a suspect they believe is responsible for the assault of former CBC Radio journalist Michael FinlayToronto police provided an update Friday into an assault investigation which occurred in the Danforth Avenue and Jones Avenue area on Jan. 26. Longtime former CBC Radio journalist Michael Finlay, 73, died from medical complications a week after he was randomly attacked on a Danforth Avenue sidewalk, police said. "We've had numerous witnesses come forward and it's been key and leading the investigators in finding Mr. Cropearedwolf," said Det. Hillier said investigators have “taken this seriously right from the get go.”According to longtime friend Malcolm Morrison, Finlay, a cancer survivor, was hospitalized with broken ribs in the attack before being initially discharged. “If you worked on a documentary with Michael, you were experiencing the pinnacle of the craft.”With files from Santiago Arias Orozco and Aisling MurphySHARE: