Toronto police say three people are facing charges after officers allegedly found an assault rifle in a vehicle that tried to flee a traffic stop then crashed into a streetcar.
Police say officers tried to pull over the black Mercedes Benz during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop, but the vehicle took off.
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They say the Mercedes then crashed into a streetcar and another vehicle, and four suspects got out and ran away.
Investigators say they found an assault rifle in the Mercedes.
Police say three suspects — an 18-year-old man, 21-year-old man and 17-year-old girl — have been arrested and charged with multiple offences, many of them related to firearms.
Police are still seeking the fourth suspect.
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