Toronto cops, Crime Stoppers up reward for capture of alleged Fairview Mall shooter
· Toronto Sun
The “alarming” violence unleashed by career criminal Kyle Douglas Prouse, who allegedly gunned down a security guard at Fairview Mall , has intensified cops’ efforts to nab him.
On Monday, Insp. Kristy Smith of the TPS Hold Up Squad and Toronto Crime Stoppers Chair Sean Sportun announced an enhanced cash reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to Prouse’s arrest.
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“The victim was met with violence for simply doing his job,” Smith told reporters. “We are working around the clock to identify this individual.”
Smith added that Prouse’s “dangerous behaviour” was “escalating.”
Prouse is wanted in connection with a series of Toronto robberies and break-and-enters. On Tuesday, April 21, around 10:05 a.m., his heist spree turned violent when he allegedly shot a security team member at Fairview Mall during a jewelry robbery. The guard was discovered in a stairwell.
The gunman managed to get away with some jewelry from the robbery. When the security guard confronted him, the shooting began. The suspect fled the area in a white van, travelling southbound on Don Mills Rd. The white van was later recovered in the Shaughnessy Blvd. and George Henry Blvd. area.
Suspect fled in Honda Accord
He left the area where he dumped the van for a black Honda Accord.
The security guard was taken to hospital with serious injuries but is expected to recover.
This enhanced reward is time-sensitive and will remain in effect until Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
The suspect has been identified as Kyle Douglas Prouse, 53, of Montreal. He also has ties to Toronto and Vancouver. He is wanted for a series of robberies and break-and-enters at banks and jewellery stores across Ontario and Quebec, dating back to 2023:
• Sept. 18, 2023 – jewellery store robbery at Yorkdale Mall;
• March 18, 2024 – jewellery store robbery at Scarborough Town Centre;
• May 20, 2025 – jewellery store robbery, Brossard, Quebec ;
• Jan. 19, 2026 – jewellery store robbery, Brimley Rd. and Progress Ave.;
• March 17, 2026 – bank robbery, Markham Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E.;
• April 16, 2026 – bank robbery, Browns Line and Evans Ave.,
• April 21, 2026 – jewellery store robbery and shooting, Fairview Mall, Toronto.
Toronto Crime Stoppers Chair Sean Sportun called the shooting “senseless.”
Durham Police confirmed that Prouse is also wanted in connection with a 2023 break-and-enter investigation. Originally from British Columbia, his criminal record dates to at least 1999.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at 222tips.com .