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Suspect sought following shooting, carjacking in Mississauga - CityNews Toronto
Peel police are searching for one suspect after a shooting and carjacking in Mississauga.
Police say the suspect opened fire on officers near the intersection of Burnamthorpe Road and Confederation Parkway around 7 p.m.
The suspect then commandeered a vehicle which contained a child.
Eyewitness video sent to CityNews appears to show the moment of the carjacking. In it, two people are forced out of a black pick up truck which then speeds away.
“Police, police, police,” someone is heard yelling as officer’s who were at one end of the street begin to converge on the scene.
“My daughter is in the car! My daughter is in the car,” a visibly upset man is then heard yelling as at least a half dozen police cars go chasing after the vehicle. “Please stop this guy.”
Officers say they caught up with the vehicle almost five kilometres away at Eglinton Avenue and Creditview Road, where the suspect abandoned the car and fled on foot.
Police say the child was found unharmed. She has since been reunited with her family.
A significant search is underway and police have requested aerial support from York Region.