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Toronto police identify suspect in Fairview Mall shooting!

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A Montreal man is wanted after allegedly shooting a security guard who confronted him during an attempted jewelry store robbery at a North York mall on Tuesday morning.

The shooting occurred at Fairview Mall, located near Sheppard Avenue East and Don Mills Road, shortly after 10 a.m.

“It appears the suspect attended the mall just before opening with the intent of robbing a jewelry store,” Insp. Kristy Smith told reporters at the scene on Tuesday afternoon.

“As the suspect was fleeing, he was confronted by a member of the mall’s security team. During that interaction, the security guard was shot.”

Cellphone video captured after the shooting shows mall security and staff providing aid to the victim, who was grimacing in pain on the ground.

The security guard was shot in the midsection, Smith said, and was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition. He is currently stable, she added.

“Our thoughts are with the victim who is a member of the mall security team and works closely with our officers on a regular basis,” Smith said.

In a news release on Tuesday afternoon, police said the suspect was spotted fleeing the mall in a black Honda Accord. Smith said he was last seen heading southbound on Don Mills Road.

He has been identified as 53-year-old Kyle Douglas Prouse of Montreal.

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