A man was stabbed on Toronto’s Lake Shore Boulevard at the same time as the Caribbean Carnival’s grand parade was taking place.
In a tweet, Toronto police said they were called to the area of Lake Shore Boulevard West and British Columbia Road, near the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, around 5:24 p.m. Saturday.
Police said there were reports of a person who had been stabbed. The operatives found a victim with serious injuries, who was taken to the hospital by doctors.
The incident happened in the same area where thousands of people were celebrating the return of Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival.
Lake Shore Boulevard West was closed from Colborne Lodge Drive west to Bathurst Street west between 2 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday for the festival.
The scene where police said a man was stabbed is located between these two streets.
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