Police have released security camera footage of four suspects accused of beating a 20-year-old man unconscious and robbing him in downtown Toronto last week.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:50 a.m. on Aug. 21 in an alley near the intersection of Spadina Avenue and Bloor Street West.

Police allege the suspects struck the man unconscious, dragged him out of view of pedestrians passing by and stole his personal belongings.

The man, police say, was also kicked while he was in a “defenseless state.”

Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance to identify and locate the suspects.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 416-808-1400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 (TIPS).

With a report from Tamara Cherry