Toronto police are asking for the public’s help locating a man who allegedly threw a “corrosive substance” on a family with an infant near Christie Pits Park on Thursday.

A man and woman were walking with their baby on Clinton St., north of Bloor St., around 4:30 p.m. when a male cyclist approached them, throwing a bottle of corrosive substance at them and striking them, police said in a Friday news release.

The man fled the area screaming and yelling, according to the release. He travelled westbound on Bloor St., police said, then possibly southbound on Grace St. The family received minor injuries in the attack.

Police have not revealed what the substance was.

The suspect is described as male, white with wavy blond hair, and wearing a baseball hat with a red maple leaf logo, a dark sweater with a red shirt underneath and beige cargo shorts.

He was carrying a black Uber Eats backpack and riding on a black mountain bike, police said.

“This is a concerning report,” a spokesperson for Uber told the Star in an email. “We are looking further into this and will take the appropriate actions. We will provide any information to law enforcement that would be helpful in their investigation.”

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-1400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

Correction - June 11, 2019: This article was edited from a previous version that misidentified Clinton St. as Clifton St.

With files from Temur Durrani

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Sherina Harris is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @sherinaharris

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