Police to announce ‘enhanced reward’ in search for Fairview Mall shooting suspect - BERITAJA

Toronto police are group to denote an “enhanced reward” arsenic investigators hunt for a man wanted successful a shooting astatine Fairview Mall past week.

Officers are group to make the announcement astatine 11 a.m. Monday, almost a week aft a information defender attempting to extremity a robbery fishy was changeable past Tuesday.

Police were called about 10:05 a.m. April 21 for reports of a shooting wrong the mall, which is located astatine Sheppard Avenue and Don Mills Road.

A information defender confronted a man who had surgery into a jewelry shop and stolen merchandise. During that interaction, the information defender was shot, constabulary said.

The unfortunate was taken to infirmary pinch superior injuries.

Montreal resident Kyle Douglas Prouse, 53, is wanted and is besides being sought by Durham police for a jewelry shop robbery successful Oshawa and an car theft successful Pickering successful August 2023.

“Both incidents are related arsenic the stolen conveyance was utilized successful the committee of the jewelry shop break-and-enter,” Durham Const. Nick Gluckstein told BERITAJA successful an email past Thursday.

“Prouse is believed to person stolen complete $235,000 worthy of jewelry.”

Toronto constabulary allege Prouse drove distant from Fairview Mall successful a achromatic van, travelling southbound connected Don Mills. It was later recovered adjacent Shaughnessy and George Henry boulevards. Police allege he past near that segment successful a achromatic Honda Accord.

Investigators said Prouse was past seen wearing a grey hoodie pinch the hood up, grey pants, a bluish shot cap, a achromatic aesculapian disguise and achromatic shoes. There were flecks of achromatic overgarment connected his clothing.

Police added that Prouse is besides believed to person connections to Vancouver and Toronto.

Anyone pinch accusation connected his whereabouts is asked to interaction police.