A woman was shot in the back in what police are calling a 'targeted' attack after being lured out of her home by a suspect disguised as a construction worker.
Video footage released by York Regional Police shows the gunman ambushing the 41-year-old victim around 5:30 p.m. on January 21 in Markham, Ontario, just north of Toronto.
The suspect, driving a dark Audi A4 sedan, parked outside the victim's gated residence.
Dressed in a bright safety vest, a yellow construction helmet, and a blue medical mask, he waited on the snow-covered sidewalk.
The woman, who had just arrived home, encountered the suspect outside. She has not been named and it remains unclear why she was targeted.
'We see a male party that's interacting with our victim, who is pacing back and forth in front of the house,' York Regional Police spokesperson James Dickson told CP24 News on Wednesday.
'There was a conversation that was had.'
The brief exchange led the victim and suspect to the edge of her driveway, where she handed him a piece of paper and a pen.
A woman was shot in the back in what police are calling a 'targeted' attack after being lured out of her home by a suspect disguised as a construction worker
Video footage released by York Regional Police shows the gunman ambushing the 41-year-old victim around 5:30 p.m. on January 21 in Markham, Ontario, just north of Toronto
Moments later, as she turned to walk back to her house, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot her once in the back.
The firearm appeared to malfunction, but the gunman fired two additional shots as the woman ran for safety.
The suspect then sprinted to his car, made a U-turn, and fled the scene.
Despite being struck by one bullet, the woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries. She was treated at a hospital and has since been released.
Police believe the attack was premeditated and say the victim did not know the gunman.
Authorities describe the suspect as an Asian man with a slim build and continue to search for him.
Dressed in a bright safety vest, a yellow construction helmet, and a blue medical mask, he waited on the snow-covered sidewalk
The woman, who had just arrived home, encountered the suspect outside
According to the Toronto Sun, this is the second targeted shooting at the same property.
On June 8, 2024, a man was hospitalized in a similar unsolved case.
