3 charged after assault rifle allegedly found in vehicle: police

Toronto police say three people are facing charges after officers allegedly found an assault rifle in a vehicle that tried to flee a traffic stop then crashed into a streetcar.

Police say officers tried to pull over the black Mercedes Benz during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop in the Dundas Street E. and SackvilleStreetarea, but the vehicle took off.

They say the Mercedes then crashed into a streetcar and another vehicle, and four suspects got out and ran away.

Investigators say they found an assault rifle in the Mercedes.

Police say three suspects an 18-year-old man, 21-year-old man and 17-year-old girl have been arrested and charged with multiple offences, many of them related to firearms.

Police are still seeking the fourth suspect.