Toronto police have arrested a 23-year-old man wanted after multiple pedestrians were hit by a vehicle at Toronto Metropolitan University last month.
Police said on the afternoon of April 15, three people were sitting on a bench when a green, four-door Honda sedan with a cracked windshield and stolen licence plates mounted Nelson Mandela Walk — a pedestrian walkway on campus.
Three people were struck, but five people in total had injuries. Two of the injured victims did not require any medical treatment, while the other two were transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. In an update Friday, police said a fifth person came forward with injuries.
The vehicle did not remain at the scene and drove off, police said.
Police previously said the investigation was being treated as an intentional, targeted attack towards a specific person. They also said those injured at the scene were believed to be bystanders and not the potential intended target.
Police identified the suspect as Ryan Petroff. He is facing several charges, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.
Toronto Police said Petroff was arrested Thursday after he was stopped following a road rage incident in Scarborough. He is scheduled to appear in court this afternoon.
— With files from Global News’s Isaac Callan and Aaron D’Andrea
