CARIBANA STAB VICTIM IS RECOVERING

 CRIME ALONG DE CARNIVAL ROAD

UNPUBLISHED STORY AND PHOTOGRAPH by a slightly crushed sweirsweir

The good news about the Saturday July 30^th parade is that no was killed during the day-long festival.  The bad news is there was a serious stabbing near the west-end of the parade route and an unconfirmed report that police also arrested a man carrying a gun.

Constable Laura Brabant with the Force’s public relation department confirmed that a man had been stabbed near the intersection of British Columbia Rd and Lakeshore Blvd at the far-end of the Canadian Exhibition Grounds. The stabbing occurred at approximately 5:30 Saturday afternoon while the parade was still in progress.

At the time police reported that the victim had a “serious injury” which has since been downgraded. He was rushed to hospital by ambulance officers search the area looking for the stabber. He was not found.

“I can further advise that the victim’s injury is non-life-threatening in nature.” Said officer Brabant. “There is no suspect information at this time, and no one has been arrested for this stabbing.”

Since the parade the Caribbean Camera has heard that a man carrying a gun was arrested at the parade. Police have not answered my information request to verify that there was an arrest made at the Saturday event.

Officer Brabant urges carnival goers who might have information about the assault to contact Toronto police. And if any reader has accurate information of the arrest of gunman at the parade please drop me a note at stephen@stephenweir.com