A woman had her SUV stolen from her at gunpoint in Oakville Tuesday evening (July 30), leaving her traumatized as Halton Regional Police conducted a large-scale manhunt.

The armed carjacking occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the area of Ford Drive and Cornwall Road and Halton police confirmed it was a gunpoint carjacking in a statement late Tuesday.

Although the woman wasn't physically injured, the attack left her traumatized, according to Halton officers.

Approximately 30 minutes earlier, police believe this same man tried to steal a vehicle from a Petro Canada on Royal Windsor Drive, according to Halton Det. Ron Wright.

Police reportedly pursued the stolen vehicle — a Hyundai SUV — and tried to use a spike belt to stop it but were initially unsuccessful, although the tires were pierced by the belt.

"Our understanding is the guy, he had a gun," said Frank Campos, who was coming out of nearby Canlan Ice Sports arena in Oakville when the incident occurred.

The investigation then turned to Peel Region, where officers located the carjacked vehicle in the area of Dundas Street West and Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga.

The male suspect abandoned the vehicle in a commercial parking lot at Dundas Street and Woodchester Drive in Mississauga, where he tried to carjack a third vehicle, Wright said.

Peel Regional Police responded to reports of a man armed with a knife and arrested a suspect who fled the scene on foot after a short standoff. He was arrested in the area of Dundas Street West and Glen Erin Drive, according to Peel police.

Heavily-armed Halton and Peel tactical officers responded to the scenes. Halton police say a gun has been recovered in a backyard near the area of the arrest.