Updated: January 21, 2026 at 6:52PM EST

Published: January 21, 2026 at 4:48PM EST

Toronto police are investigating after a woman was stabbed and seriously injured downtown on Wednesday afternoon.

Police say a call for a stabbing in the area of Queen Street West and Willis Street, north of Bathurst Street, came in shortly after 4 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found a victim, a woman in her 30s, with stab wounds.

West Queen West stabbing Police are on the scene of a stabbing in West Queen West on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

Police say she was transported to the hospital and according to paramedics, she is in serious but non-life-threatening condition.

Meanwhile, police are searching for a white female suspect believed to be in her 30s, between five-foot-six and five-foot seven, with a medium build and short blonde hair.

She was last seen wearing a black jacket and black running shoes.

STABBING:
Queen St W and Bathurst St Area
4:03 p.m.
-reports of a stabbing
-officers located a female victim who had been stabbed
-victim transported to hospital by @torontomedics
-unknown extent of injuries at this time
-suspect has fled the area
-suspect described as female,…

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) January 21, 2026