Police seek suspect in possibly random stabbing in Calgary fast food restaurant

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally said the stabbing occurred on Friday night. It has been corrected to say it happened on Tuesday night. We regret the error.

Police are looking for a suspect after a man reportedly walked into a Subway restaurant in southeast Calgary on Tuesday night before stabbing a woman in the head.

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According to police, officers were called to the restaurant at 3611 17 Ave. S.E. at 8:13 p.m.

After the man reportedly walked in and stabbed the woman, the victim’s husband tried unsuccessfully to chase him down, police said, adding the attack appears to have been random.

The suspect was reportedly wearing a mask, a grey jacket and black boots.

EMS told Global News the victim is in stable condition. They did not say if she had to be hospitalized.