A teenager is recovering after being stabbed at Sunnidale Park in Barrie.
On Tuesday, August 20th, at 5:17 p.m., Barrie Police responded to a report of a stabbing. The victim, a 14-year-old boy, was transported to a local hospital and later taken to a Toronto area hospital for further treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.
Uniform officers and detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division used available resources that included establishing a perimeter, conducting a canine track and utilizing the Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) in an attempt to locate a suspect. Unfortunately, these resources were not successful, but after speaking to a number of witnesses who were in the area, the scene was eventually located.
The incident, which is believed to be isolated and unprovoked in nature, occurred on a walking path near the Sunnidale Dog Park, just off Coulter Street.
Barrie Police describe the suspect as:
- Male white, 30-35 years old, 5’6 -5’9, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair (grown out buzzcut)
- wearing a baseball hat, white collared button up shirt and a brown suit vest.
The investigation is ongoing
If anyone has information that can assist police, or you may have witnessed activity in Sunnidale Park or the Sunnidale Dog Park area near Coulter Street that appeared to out of the ordinary on Tuesday afternoon between 4:30 p.m. and 5:17 p.m., you are asked to please call police at 705-725-7025, extension 2129. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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