A man in his 20s was rushed to hospital in serious condition after a stabbing in the city’s Upper Beaches neighbourhood early Friday morning.

Police say the victim was walking near Brookside Drive and Kingston Road at around 1 a.m. when he passed through a group of seven to nine males.

At first the man continued walking but police say that a short time later he realized he had been stabbed by one of the men.

Police say that the incident is not being investigated as a street robbery.

The suspect who stabbed the victim is described as white and about six-feet tall with short hair.

No words were ever exchanged between the victim and the suspect, according to police.