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Man seriously injured, suspect arrested after downtown Toronto fight, stabbing

Police at the scene near Yonge and Gerrard streets on July 20, 2023. Kevin Faibish / Global News

Toronto police say a man has serious injuries after being stabbed during a fight with another person in the city’s downtown area on Thursday night.

Emergency crews were called to the back of a building near Gerrard and Yonge streets at around 8:30 p.m. for reports of a stabbing.

Insp. Jeff Bangild told reporters there was an fight between two people at the northeast corner of the intersection.

“As a result of this altercation, it escalated to the point that one of the individuals received stab wounds,” Bangild said.

Paramedics said they transported a man to a trauma centre with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries.

A suspect was taken into custody, Bangild said, but there is no word if charges have been laid.

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Bangild also said the suspect and victim knew each other.

The investigation is ongoing, anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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