Police are searching for a male suspect after a woman was slashed in Greektown early Saturday morning

The incident happened around 3:15 a.m. when a woman was walking on Danforth Avenue near Pape. Police say a man began yelling at the woman. A verbal altercation ensued and as she attempted to walk away, the suspect pulled a knife and slashed her twice in the face.

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

Police are searching for a black man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt last seen fleeing westbound on Danforth Avenue and then north on Pape.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.