Police search for truck after vehicle rammed, shot at in North York

Toronto police are searching for a damaged black pickup truck after a passenger vehicle was rammed and shot at in North York on Monday, leading to a rollover, followed by another shooting.

A man and a woman were seriously injuredin the incident, according to the police.

Duty Insp.Brian Maslowskisaid officers were called to Yonge Street and Empress Avenue for a report of a shootingat 10:45 a.m.

Maslowski said the incident first began about three kilometres away, at Willowdale and Cummeravenues, where police believe a black Dodge Ram pickup truck rear-ended a Kia passenger vehicle.

Police believe the pickup truck then followed the Kiato the intersection of Willowdale and Bishop avenues. At that point, someone inside the truck shot at the Kia, they say.

After that, the Kia went southbound on Yonge Street to Empress Avenue, crashed and flipped over.

Police say the pickup truck followed the passenger vehicle to that intersection, and that someone inside got out and shot at the Kia again, Maslowski said.

The pickup truckfled southbound on Yonge Street.

"This is a complex investigation," he said. "There are officers at multiple scenes. They are gathering evidence and speaking to witnesses."

Maslowskisaid this kind of interaction is highly unusual, but he wouldn't say if it was targeted or an extreme case of road rage. He also wouldn't say if the parties involved know each other.

Police say theman and woman travelling in the Kia were hurt as a result of the rollover and not gunfire. Both are in hospital and their injuries arenon-life-threatening.

Police believe the pickup truck hasa broken front window and extensive front-end damage.

Anyone withrelevant video or who witnessed anything is urged to contact police.

Roads in the area were closed for the investigation but have since reopened, police said.