Man stabbed in downtown Toronto taken to hospital with serious injuries
Police are on the scene of a stabbing in the area of John and Richmond Streets in downtown Toronto on Saturday, July 6, 2024. (CP24)
A man has been seriously injured after being stabbed in downtown Toronto Saturday evening.
Toronto police received a call for a stabbing at John and Richmond Streets, south of Queen Street West, at 6 p.m.
Police said the victim was stabbed during an altercation. He has been taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are looking for one suspect, who they described as a Black male, 20 to 30 years old, five-foot-eleven with a medium build and was last seen wearing a black shirt.
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