A machete-wielding man is in police custody after an alleged unprovoked attack on another man near the Eaton Centre Wednesday afternoon.
Police say they were called at 4:37 p.m. about the incident, which happened near Bay and Dundas streets.
A 30-year-old man suffered injuries to his head and leg after being struck twice with a machete, said Sgt. Dale Corra. Police say the alleged attacker also had a hunting knife on him. Police now have both weapons.
The injured man has been taken to a trauma centre for his injuries, which are non-life-threatening.
A witness, Terence Yip, told CBC News that he was heading south on Bay Street when he heard yelling. He said one man was swinging at a man who was holding a guitar. Yip said a woman was yelling for police.
Yip also tweeted that the attacker, a black man, yelled "F--k' white people" before allegedly attacking the victim, who is white.
Yip said a bystander tried to break up the fight. The man with the machete had his back to the door at the Atrium on Bay Street. Security guards nearby tackled the man from behind.
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