Toronto police have released a photo of a suspect wanted in connection with a hate-motivated attack at Bloor-Yonge Station.
Police said officers responded to an assault call at a TTC subway station around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
They learned that a man allegedly hit a man in the head, causing him to fall to the ground.
Police said the man then made derogatory comments to the person before leaving the TTC station.
“Following consultation with the service’s specialist hate crime unit, the investigation is being treated as a suspected hate crime,” police said in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon.
The suspect was last seen wearing a blue hat and black jacket and carrying a black bag.
Police urge anyone with information to call them at 416-808-5100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or www.222tips.com.
In a statement, Toronto Mayor John Tory said the incident and other acts of hate were “totally unacceptable.”
“Our transit system — and the city as a whole — must be safe places for everyone and free of hate, without exception,” Tory said.
“Hate has no place in our city. We must all call out and stand together against discrimination and violence.”
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