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TORONTO – A man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly stabbing multiple people at an office building in North York.
The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on the fifth floor of 4110 Yonge Street near Highway 401 and York Mills Road.
Four people were taken to hospital, a male and a female in life threatening condition and two males with minor injuries.
The suspect, identified as Chuang “Ray” Li, 47, was in the process of being fired from Ceridian when he allegedly attacked his victims with “a sharp instrument.” He was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with 3 counts of attempted murder, 4 counts of aggravated assault and 4 counts of assault with a weapon.
“I believe the employees eventually subdued him until the police got here,” Toronto Police Det. Daniel Darnbrough said while outside of the building.
One witness outside the building told Global News police entered the building with guns drawn.
“They were running, you know something was a little bit off,” said Steve. “They had their shotguns out so they were moving.”
“I saw them bring somebody down in handcuffs. They took him out of there pretty fast.”
Police have since brought in their forensic unit for the investigation.
The fifth floor remains in lock down but authorities say they are allowing some employees to leave.
WATCH: Police confirm suspect is in custody and two victims are in very serious condition following the stabbing incident.
CEO of Ceridian David Ossip and President Dave MacKay issued a joint statement Wednesday afternoon:
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. As you might imagine, this is a very difficult time. The entire Ceridian family is shocked and deeply saddened by this incident.
We are working closely with the Toronto Police Department and are offering our full cooperation during their investigation. Because this incident is currently under investigation, we are not able to provide any additional information.”
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