AJAX, Ont. – Durham Regional Police are searching for a sexual predator after a woman was attacked at gunpoint, Thursday evening.

The victim, 28, was walking through a park near Westney and Ritchie around 9 p.m., near Roland Michener Public School.

Police say she was approached by the suspect, who pulled out a gun, and then sexually assaulted her.

The suspect is described as a black male, dressed in dark clothing with a covering on his head at the time.

Investigators are asking women in the area to be alert and aware of their surroundings at all times, and ask anyone with information on this attack to contact them.