November 23, 2011 Toronto security officer stabbed by shoplifter www.privateofficer.com
Toronto CA Nov 23 2011 A plain-clothed security guard at a North York Zellers store was stabbed Tuesday afternoon after trying to stop a suspected shoplifter.
The victim, a man believed to be in his twenties, was stabbed in the back of the neck though authorities say the injuries he sustained are not life threatening.
The stabbing happened on the platform of the Lawrence West Station just before 3 p.m. Police say the victim chased someone from the store into the station.
Authorities are looking for one suspect, described by witnesses as a tall black man (about six-foot-two) with a slim build. The suspect, believed to be in his 30s, was wearing a hoodie and backpack.
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