Late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Waterloo Regional Police provided more info about a stabbing that occurred in the University District in the morning.
The update noted that officers responded to a stabbing reported near King Street North and University Avenue shortly after 7 a.m.
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They said the victim was walking along King Street North about an hour earlier when he was stabbed by a man who was a stranger.
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The victim, a 19-year-old man from Waterloo, was taken to an out-of-region of hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Police described the suspect as being around five feet 10 inches tall, and wearing a dark jacket and face mask.
Just before 8 a.m., police issued a tweet which said officers had been dispatched to University Avenue West and Albert Street after a stabbing had been reported.
About 20 minutes later, a second tweet was issued which said that a man in his 20s had been taken to an out-of-area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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