MONTREAL -- A 32-year-old man is in hospital following an attack at Émilie-Gamelin Park in downtown Montreal.

Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call at 11:40 p.m. about an injured person in the park, on the corner of Berri and Sainte-Catherine streets, in the eastern part of the Ville-Marie borough.

"When police located the victim, he was injured to the upper body by a sharp object," confirmed Caroline Chèvrefils, Montreal police spokesperson. "According to the first information we have, there was a conflict between the victim and the suspect in the park. Following the attack, the suspect left the scene."

The victim was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He is not collaborating with police.

"The attack could be related to a drug transaction," Chèvrefils noted.

There have been no arrests and the park remains closed to the public while investigators canvas the scene.