Halifax Regional Police are looking for a suspect after a man was stabbed in Dartmouth Friday morning.

Police responded to Thistle Street around 9 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had been stabbed following an altercation.

Officers located a 26-year-old man at the scene. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening stab wounds.

Police say they have identified a suspect and are looking for him.

Investigators don’t believe the incident was a random act as the men are known to each other.

The incident remains under investigation.