Toronto police are working to identify two suspects wanted in connection with an alleged arson in Etobicoke earlier this month. During the early morning hours of Aug. 3, emergency crews responded to reports of a fire at a clothing store in the Mimico-Queensway neighbourhood, near Lake Shore Boulevard West and Albert Avenue, east of Royal York Road. The video appears to show one suspect smashing the store’s windows, while the other suspect then appears to pour an accelerant inside the store. Police say the suspect then lit the accelerant, causing the store to go up in flames. The pair then fled the area in what investigators describe as a silver/grey metallic Honda Civic sedan, believed to be a 2022–2026 model. The first suspect is described as having a medium build and last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with the hood down, a dark balaclava, dark pants, and dark athletic-style shoes with light-coloured soles. The second is a male with a medium build, who wore a dark hooded jacket with the hood up, a black surgical-style face mask, a white undershirt, dark pants, and dark footwear. This arson investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
