Leafs’ Mitch Marner carjacked at gunpoint

Reports are coming in that Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner was the victim of a carjacking at gunpoint on Monday night.

“It happened at the Cineplex theatre on The Queensway,” said a police source, which is just 10 minutes west of the Leafs’ Scotiabank Arena.

Toronto Police tweeted about a carjacking at The Queensway and Islington Ave. at 7:46 p.m., saying a man was robbed of a Black Range Rover by three suspects with the use of two handguns as well as a knife.

Many reports later came in that the victim in the carjacking is Maple Leafs' Marner. According to a source, Marner was on it was to a movie with a friend when “the guys approached wearing masks and said they wanted the vehicle. Mitch turned the vehicle over to the thiefs and said, ‘go ahead and take it.”’

The Sun reported, citing police sources, and the suspects didn’t know it was him. “They were only interested in the Range Rover, which they can quickly sell out of country.”

According to The Sun, Marner was shaken up by the incident but was unharmed.

The disturbing incident took place just 48 hours after the Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by the Tampa Bay Lightning. On Tuesday, members of the Leafs are expected to speak with media in their season-ending press conferences. It remains to be Marner will be made available by the team following this incident.