A Toronto bank employee has been stabbed several times during a robbery.
The robbery took place shortly before 1pm on Monday 27 June at a Chinatown financial institution near Spadina Avenue and West Dundas Street.
According to Toronto police, a man armed with a knife jumped off the counter.
A worker was then stabbed several times, they said in a tweet.
ATTENTION: Spadina Av + Dundas St W * 12:57 pm * – In a bank- The man has jumped the counter- He is armed with a knife- The bank employee has been stabbed several times- He does not know how serious – Suspect wearing red clothes hooded sweatshirt has fled # GO1220443 ^ dh pic.twitter.com/xUYdncYa1A
– Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) June 27, 2022
Toronto paramedics said the victim’s injuries are serious and the stabbed person has been rushed to a trauma center.
The suspect, who was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, fled the scene.
Anyone with information should call the police at 416-808-2222, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-22-8477 (TIPS) or www.222tips.com.