2013-09-11

Assault with a Weapon

Incident Details:

On Tuesday 10 September, 2013 Security and Emergency Services were made aware of the following incident:

At approximately 02:23 AM a non-community member was walking westbound on Gerrard Street just past O’Keefe Laneway. Three male subjects approached the victim and called him a “juice head”. The victim ignored them and continued walking. Subject 1, who was holding a glass cup containing what was believed to be a soft drink, threw the contents at the victim’s face. The victim confronted the subject who then dropped the cup and produced a knife. The victim again confronted the subject, who together with the other 2 subjects left the area in a blue Ford Fusion, westbound on Gerrard Street.

Toronto Police Services attended the area and took over the investigation. No injuries were reported by the victim.  

If you have any information about this incident or have been the victim of a similar incident, please call Security and Emergency Services at 416-979-5040 or via email at security@ryerson.ca.  For any incidents in progress use the Emergency "80" number from internal phones. Security & Emergency Services offers 24 hour Safe Walk escorts and free self-defense courses; please check our website for more information at www.ryerson.ca/security. 

Support for students impacted by violence is available through Student Development and Counseling (416-979-5191, http://www.ryerson.ca/counselling/).

Suspect information:

Subject 1 is described as:

Male

Light Complexion

5’6” / 1m 68 cm tall

Medium build

20-25 years of age

Dark brown hair

Wearing black jeans, red t-shirt and black running shoes

Subject 2 is described as:

Male

Medium Complexion

6’4” / 1m 93 cm tall

Medium build

20-25 years of age

Black short hair

Wearing black jeans, black sweater and white running shoes

Subject 3 is described as:

Male

Dark Complexion

5’8” / 1m 73 cm tall

Medium build

20-25 years of age

Wearing black jeans, black sweater and black running shoes

Notification Information:

If you are a witness to a crime, please call Ryerson Security at 416-979-5040, or Toronto Police Services through Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477). 

For Emergencies dial "80" (internal phones only).
To see all Security Watches, please visit our web site at www.ryerson.ca/security.

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