Toronto police are searching for three suspects after a carjacking on Monday evening.
In a tweet, Toronto police said they were called to the area of Warden Avenue and Bamburgh Circle for reports of a carjacking.
The call came at around 5:10 p.m.
Police said three suspects were involved and a firearm was seen.
Officers said three men “driving a getaway vehicle” came to a stop and two got out as a 37-year-old woman was returning to her parked vehicle.
One of the men allegedly pointed a gun at the woman and demanded her purse, phone and car keys.
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The three men fled the scene in the two cars, according to police.
The first man is described as thin build, 20 to 30 years old and around five-feet-nine-inches tall with short, black hair. The second man was a similar age and police had no description for the third.
The getaway car was a blue coloured sedan and the stolen vehicle has been recovered, police said.
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The investigation is ongoing and police have asked anyone with information to get in touch.
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