Staff Reporters
Sunny Freeman
Toronto police are still on the lookout for a gunman after a shooting in Dufferin Mall led to a lockdown at three local schools.
It all started around 2 p.m. when mall security tried to detain a man for apparently shoplifting, police said late this afternoon. The suspect then lifted his shirt revealing a handgun on his belt, police added.
The man then pulled out the gun and police were told at least one shot was fired, although they have not confirmed it.
In addition to the mall, Bloor Collegiate Institute, Brock Jr. Public School and St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School instated a partial lockdown as a precaution.
The lockdowns were lifted just before 3 p.m.
Police said no students were ever in any danger as the suspect ran away from the schools and mall at Duffering and Bloor streets.
The suspect is described as black with a large afro tied in a ponytail. He is approximately six feet tall and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, cargo-style pants and a white head-band. He was also carrying a knapsack.
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