Toronto police are looking for a suspect who choked a woman in downtown Toronto and later robbed a business at gunpoint.
Byron Johnson, 36, of no fixed address is wanted for assault/choking and robbery with a weapon. (TPS photos) Toronto police are searching for a suspect who allegedly choked a female in downtown Toronto then threatened an employee at a business with a hammer. Both incidents, which police said occurred without provocation, happened in the downtown core on Dec. 24.Toronto Police Service (TPS) said they were called to that area just before 5:30 p.m.
after receiving reports of a suspect who had approached a female on the streets and choked her. Investigators allege at 6:50p.m. that same day, the same individual attended a business near Yonge Street and Wellesley Stret East, brandished a hammer, and threatened an employee at a store. The suspect then stole several items and fled the area, TPS said.He is described as six-feet-tall and 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Johnson was last seen wearing a black winter jacket, a white sweater with the hood up, khaki pants, and white shoes, and carrying a brown backpack. Police are advising anyone who locates this wanted individual to not approach him, but instead call 9-11 immediately
WANTED ASSAULT ROBBERY TORONTO POLICE SUSPECT
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