Peel police responded to a shopping centre in Mississauga after a male was stabbed Wednesday evening.

It happened at Square One Shopping Centre the area of Burnhamthorpe Road and Hurontario Street just before 6 p.m.

Police said that the male victim is being transported to a trauma centre with serious injuries

A suspect fled the scene wearing pajama pants, police said. Police described the suspect as a white male, who stands five-feet-nine inches tall, with a skinny frame. He was wearing a blue hoodie at the time of the incident.