Halifax police are looking for a male suspect after a 17-year-old girl was sprayed with pepper spray at the Halifax Transit terminal in Dartmouth.

Halifax Regional Police say around 5:15 p.m., the girl and the male suspect were inside the terminal when they got in an argument. After using the pepper spray, the suspect fled towards the McDonald's across Nantucket Avenue.

The girl was treated for her injuries but was not taken to hospital.

Police say the two know each other and that the girl is not currently cooperating with the investigation.

The suspect has not yet been found. He's described as white, in his early 20s with short brown hair, wearing a red-hooded sweatshirt and red high-top sneakers.