Police say woman sprayed family with aerosol-type weapon after argument

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The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is trying to identify a woman who allegedly sprayed a family with an aerosol-type weapon after an argument in the Little Italy neighbourhood last month.Investigators say a man, woman, and their two young children were walking on a sidewalk in the College and Bathurst streets area on Saturday, August 8, at around 12:15 p.m. when they were approached by a woman. An argument ensued and the family walked away, entering a nearby store.Police say the suspect followed them into the store and allegedly sprayed them with an aerosol-type weapon.The suspect fled and the victims suffered non life-threatening injuries.The suspect is described as having a medium build and shoulder length, black hair. She was wearing glasses and a black dress.if (typeof window.rsm_galleries === 'undefined') {window.rsm_galleries = [];}window.rsm_galleries[0] = [{"html":"","src":"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/02\/suspectLi.jpg","width":190,"height":194,"alt":"","caption":""},{"html":"","src":"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/02\/suspectLi1-1.jpg","width":442,"height":571,"alt":"","caption":"","srcset":"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/02\/suspectLi1-1.jpg 442w, https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/02\/suspectLi1-1-232x300.jpg 232w"},{"html":"","src":"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/02\/suspectli2.jpg","width":274,"height":494,"alt":"","caption":"","srcset":"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/02\/suspectli2.jpg 274w, https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/02\/suspectli2-166x300.jpg 166w"}];Open Gallery3 items