Toronto police are searching for a gunman they say targeted a taxi passenger in a shooting near Yonge-Dundas Square overnight.

The cab picked up the male passenger at about 2 a.m. near Sherbourne and Dundas Sts., said Acting Staff Sgt. Craig Somers of 51 Division. A shooter opened fire on the taxi, leaving a bullet hole in the body of the car as the passenger told the driver to make a break for it. It is unclear if the vehicle was in motion when the shots were fired, or if the shooting occurred just as the passenger got in.

“The passenger knew something was up,” said Somers. “What he was involved in, we have yet to figure that out.”

The taxi sped to Yonge-Dundas Square, a few blocks away. It was there the customer jumped out and fled without paying, Somers added. Police aren’t aware of any witnesses.

Investigators haven’t yet found the passenger or the shooter, though they’re reviewing surveillance footage from the taxi and nearby businesses to identify those involved.

The driver wasn’t hurt in the incident.