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Montreal police searching for suspect in metro station stabbing

Montreal's subway is known locally as the "metro." The photo here, showing a direction sign to the system, was taken Tuesday, June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

A 30-year-old man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries Saturday night after being stabbed at the Place-des-Arts metro station in downtown Montreal.

According to police, emergency crews were called to Bleury Street near Maisonneuve Boulevard in the Ville-Marie borough around 10 p.m. On arrival, they located the victim, who was then taken to hospital with an upper body injury.

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Police said the man reportedly fled on foot after the incident, before police arrived. The investigation is ongoing and investigators plan to interview the victim.

A suspect has not been arrested.

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