Suspects At Large After Shots Fired At Fairview Mall
Posted September 14, 2010 6:51 pm.
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Police are hunting for two thieves who allegedly shot at a security guard inside Fairview Mall on Monday.
Detectives say two men had stolen bottles of cologne from The Bay, and when security guards tried to stop them, one pulled out a gun and opened fire, with dozens of shoppers milling about.
“Physically, he’s fine. There were no injuries. He wasn’t hit by the bullet – nor were any of the citizens inside,” said Det. Scott Moore of Toronto Police.
Syanne Burgdorf, who works at a Godiva Chocolatier kiosk in the Don Mills and Sheppard Avenue mall, smelled smoke from the gunfire.
“I was serving a customer at the time, then all of a sudden I heard a loud shouting, “Get down! Everyone get down!” and a huge boom,” Burgdorf said.
“Immediately, I had to get out of there. Whoever I was working with had to get out of there. I feared for our safety. It was rather frightening. It was very confusing.”
The suspects – described only as two black males, possibly in their 20s – ran out a back door, across the parking lot and into a housing complex across the road.
Heavily-armed Emergency Task Force officers and the canine unit swarmed the area, but the two had disappeared.
Det. Moore said police are optimistic they will find the shooter, though he would not confirm reports the shooter is known to them.
“We’re actively investigating every avenue that we have – be it people that are calling in, people that were in the mall last night, surveillance video.”
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
