The search is on for a possible armed suspect after a man was stabbed in downtown Toronto.

Police were called to the Victoria Street and King Street East area just before 6 p.m. Saturday and found a man in his 30s suffering from a stab wound.

He was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that are considered non-life-threatening.

Investigators did not have an immediate suspect description but did say the person they are looking for may be armed with a gun.