Police seek suspect after verbal altercation on Queen streetcar turns violent

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help identifying a male suspect wanted in connection with an alleged assault in the Queen Street East and Jones Avenue area earlier this month.

According to police, Assault Cause Bodily Harm investigation, the victim and the suspect were travelling westbound on a Queen streetcar at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7.

The two got into a verbal altercation and the suspect then allegedly pulled the victim off the streetcar, police said. The victim was then allegedly assaulted and the suspect fled the area, police said.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment of serious but non life-threatening injuries.

The suspect is described as five-feet, 10-inches tall, wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts, a black and gold “Toronto Raptors” baseball hat, carrying a red “Husky” tool bag and walking with a black and white dog.

Images of the suspect have been released in the hopes that he can be identified. To see all of the images, please go to https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/60693/

Police are seeking to identify this man in connection with an investigation into an alleged assault in the Queen Street East and Jones Avenue area on Aug. 7.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police in 55 Division at 416-808-5500, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or online at https://www.222tips.com