Peel Regional Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a carjacking in Mississauga this morning.

It happened near Paisley Boulevard and Hurontario Street shortly before 7 a.m.

Police say the driver of a four-door Toyota Corolla was assaulted by an armed suspect, who drove off with the car.

The suspect, police say, is described as a male between the ages of 24 and 25 and is approximately five-foot-nine. He was seen wearing track pants, police added.

The stolen vehicle was located after 8 a.m. not far from where the carjacking took place, police said.

No injuries were reported.