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Officer injured while responding to assault call at Toronto subway station

September 17, 2023  By The Canadian Press


Sep. 17, 2023, Toronto, Ont. – A Toronto police officer has been injured while responding to reports of an assault at a subway station.

Police were called to the Kipling TTC station in Toronto’s west end shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday for reports of a man who had assaulted several people in the bus bay area.

When officers arrived, they found two people fighting.

Police say one officer suffered a leg injury after trying to break up the fight and arrest one of the individuals.

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The suspect was taken into custody shortly afterwards.

The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.


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