A Montreal man wanted for the Tuesday morning shooting at Fairview Mall, which left a security guard injured, is also suspected of committing a jewelry store heist east of Toronto. Toronto Police identified Kyle Douglas Prouse, 53, as the suspect accused of stealing merchandise from a jewelry store and then shooting a security guard shortly after the North York mall opened.
Investigators said Prouse is also connected to a break-and-enter investigation in Durham Region. Durham Regional Police Const. Nick Gluckstein said in an emailed statement that Prouse is accused of stealing a vehicle in Pickering in August 2023. In addition, Prouse is alleged to have broken into an Oshawa jewelry store in the area of King St. W. and Stevenson Rd. S. that same month, in which investigators believe more than $235,000 worth of goods was stolen.
Stolen vehicle, theft allegedly connected
Gluckstein said both incidents are allegedly connected, saying the stolen vehicle was used in the jewelry store theft. Police released photos of Prouse, who they say has ties to Toronto and Vancouver as well.
On Tuesday, police said officers responded to a report of a shooting inside the mall at Don Mills Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E. at 10:05 a.m. Authorities said cops found the victim, who was shot in the torso, outside the Michael Hill jewelry store.
Suspect acted alone, police believe
“It appears the suspect attended the mall just before opening with the intent on robbing a jewelry store,” Insp. Kristy Smith told reporters Tuesday. “As the suspect was fleeing, he was confronted by a member of the mall’s security team. During that interaction, the security guard was shot.”
The male suspect allegedly stole jewelry, police said, and they believe he acted alone. The individual fled in a white, construction-style van before officers arrived and was last seen heading southbound on Don Mills Rd. Cops later said that the vehicle had been recovered in the Shaughnessy and George Henry Blvds. area of North York, about a kilometre away from the mall, and that the suspect then fled in a black Honda Accord.
Police said the accused wore a grey hoodie and pants, a blue baseball cap and a white medical mask. They later added that he also had black shoes and flecks of white paint on his clothing. The victim was transported to a hospital in life-threatening condition via an emergency run, but was later upgraded to stable condition, police said. It’s the same jewelry shop that has been the scene of past smash-and-grab thefts, the latest occurring in October 2025.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
