Teen pulls out large knife, slashes boy during basketball game in Toronto: police

A teenage boy is wanted after he pulled out a large knife and slashed another boy during a basketball game in Toronto earlier this week, police say.

Toronto police said it happened on Monday at the HoopDome basketball facility in the Downsview Park area.

Police said during a basketball game, there was an altercation between the players and a boy pulled out a knife and struck another boy, causing a laceration to the victim’s hand.

The victim had to go to hospital for treatment.

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After the slashing, the suspect fled the scene, officers said.

The suspect was described as having short black hair and was wearing white shorts, no shirt and was carrying a black backpack. Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.

Anyone with information was asked to contact police at 416-808-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.