Police seek 3 suspects after student stabbed at downtown Toronto high school

TORONTO — Police are asking the public for help in identifying three suspects after a 19-year-old student was stabbed outside of Central Technical School in downtown Toronto on Tuesday.

Officers responded to the call outside of the school near Bathurst Street and Harbord Street just after 1 p.m, where the 19-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds.

Police said numerous people were seen running into the school but it was not clear if they were suspects or were running from the incident.

Toronto District School Board spokesman Ryan Bird said the student was stabbed in a laneway just outside of the building.

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Bird said TDSB put the school into lockdown as a precaution on the advice of Toronto police. The lockdown was lifted late Tuesday afternoon.

The stabbing victim was also arrested but police could not confirm whether or not charges had been laid.

Police said Thursday that three unknown men had approached the victim and he was stabbed in the abdomen and hand multiple times.

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The three male suspects are described by police as:

1. Black, 18-20 years old, 5’11”, 165-175 lbs., with braided hair. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a Blue Jays T-shirt and was carrying an orange bag.
2. Black, 18-19 years old, 5’10”, with a medium build. He was wearing a Blue Jays baseball hat with a curved brim, a black hooded sweater with a white logo and dark jeans.
3. Black, 18-19, with a slim build and black hair. He was last seen wearing a white Adidas jacket, a black T-shirt with a large white logo and khaki pants.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1404, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at http://www.222tips.com, or by texting TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).