Toronto police are searching for a suspect after a person was stabbed downtown on Tuesday evening.
Police reported just before 10 p.m. that a victim was stabbed in the stomach at Yonge and College streets. Officers arrived on scene to find the victim conscious and breathing.
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Toronto paramedics told AM640 that the call came in around 9:40 p.m. and that a man in his 50s had been transported to a trauma centre with serious injuries.
Police said the suspect was reported fleeing the scene eastbound on Carlton Avenue.
He is described as heavy-set, in his mid-40s, wearing all black clothing and has a moustache.
Anyone who locates the man is asked to call 911 or Toronto police.
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