Man, 21, charged with armed carjacking after fall from Gardiner Expressway, police say

Muriel Draaisma · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 18, 2025 5:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Toronto constabulary accidental a 21-year-old antheral has been charged successful an armed carjacking, after helium fell from the Gardiner Expressway connected Monday night while allegedly fleeing from officers.

The antheral was arrested astatine the scene, suffered superior injuries successful the autumn and was taken to infirmary by paramedics. He has been charged with 10 offences and was scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Tuesday morning.

Three different suspects successful the incident, which involved two stolen vehicles, a BMW X5 and a Rolls Royce, are inactive connected the loose, Toronto constabulary said successful a quality merchandise connected Wednesday.

The Monday nighttime incidental unopen down the eastbound Gardiner, not acold from the Don Valley juncture, for hours.

Ontario's Special investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the incident.

Incident began astatine Finch and Yonge, constabulary say

Police said the incidental began erstwhile they received a telephone around 9:35 p.m. Monday astir a carjacking successful the country of Finch Avenue E. and Yonge Street. 

Police allege that a operator parked and got retired of a vehicle while 3 antheral suspects successful a stolen BMW X5 stopped nearby. Two males past got retired of the BMW X5 and demanded the driver's keys. After a conflict with the driver, the suspects fled the country successful their ain vehicle.

Less than 2 hours later, soon aft 11 p.m., constabulary received different telephone astir a carjacking successful the country of the Shops of Don Mills adjacent Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue E.

Police allege a operator parked their vehicle, a Rolls Royce, successful a parking batch erstwhile 4 antheral suspects successful the stolen BMW X5 stopped nearby. 

Police said the 3 suspects got retired of the stolen BMW X5, pulled retired a handgun and demanded the keys. Then the 3 suspects drove distant successful the Rolls Royce with the BMW successful tandem.

Officers from police's clasp up squad tracked the stolen vehicles to the Gardiner with the assistance of officers from 32 and 33 divisions, large transgression units, the canine unit, exigency task unit and York Regional Police's Air2 helicopter. The vehicles were travelling eastbound.

Police recover stolen Rolls Royce, BMW X5

According to the SIU, police enactment a roadblock up further westbound connected the Gardiner, which led to a fishy successful the BMW stopping and moving distant from police.

Moments later, the SIU said the fishy fell from the Gardiner onto Lake Shore Boulevard E. below.

Toronto paramedics said they were called to little Jarvis Street astir 11:50 p.m. and took a antheral to infirmary with superior but non-life threatening injuries. 

Police said helium was taken into custody aft a "high-risk takedown." 

The stolen Rolls Royce, meanwhile, smashed done the constabulary barricade and fled the area. It was aboriginal recovered by police. The stolen BMW was besides recovered, constabulary said.

Anyone with accusation is urged to travel guardant to police.