Two Toronto police officers have been injured in a "violent struggle" with a suspect near Victoria Park and Danforth Aves.
The officers were responding to reports of an assault at a community housing building on Dawes Rd.
As the officers were searching the building, they came across the suspect and tried to arrest him.
The suspect took off and following a brief foot pursuit, there was a violent struggle between him and two officers.
Police say that the man tried to stab one of the officers, instead slashed his neck.
Two officers have been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.