A man suffering from a stab wound receives medical aid
A man suffering from a stab wound receives medical aid, as police officers (surrounding them) hold back fans during a public screening of the 2014 Brazil World Cup quarter-final game between Costa Rica and the Netherlands, in San Jose July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

A high school student was stabbed to death in a Canada school while police could not manage to identify the suspect.

The incident took place at North Albion Collegiate Institute in Toronto. Paramedics rushed in but the 19-year-old student succumbed to injuries. He passed away after he had been stabbed on Tuesday, Sept 23. The school is located at 2580 Kipling Avenue. The stabbing took place at around 12:40 pm. The victim has not been identified by Toronto police yet, CBC News reported. Toronto police have been looking for another student who is believed to be the suspect of the incident.

The deceased teenager was earlier discovered in the front hallway of the school. His face was slashed while the stomach was stabbed, according to police. The school was locked down until 3 o'clock in the afternoon as nobody was allowed to get in or come out of the school building. The stabbed student was apparently already without any vital signs when the paramedics arrived. The suspect that the police have been looking for has been identified multiple people.

The suspect is reportedly to be a student from the same school. However, the officers are still working on the confirmation of the report. CTV News reported that the suspect was a 17-year-old black young man. He is of medium height and medium build. When he was last seen, he was wearing a blue-coloured shirt. Police informed that no weapon had been recovered. According to the Toronto District School Board, several other schools in the region were also secured while police continued to investigate the apparent murder. Every room was searched by the officers, according to reports. Students were asked to leave the school premises while the officers searched individual classrooms. The parents of the students were asked to pick the child up from the Rexdale Community Hub.

Update

Const. Victor Kwong confirmed that the victim had been identified as Hamid Aminzada, according to National Post. However, the suspect has not yet been identified by police. Toronto District School Board media relations Ryan Bird said that the school board was extremely cautious as it was "closely" working with the police.

Contact the writer: s.mukhopadhyay@ibtimes.com.au