A woman York Regional Police say was kidnapped in Vaughan was located along with two suspects at a home in Barrie.
Police say they responded to a call shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday about a person who was forcing a woman into a SUV at gunpoint in the area of Steeles Avenue and Yonge Street.
Investigators learned the woman had been standing outside a restaurant when she was snatched by a person armed with a gun. When a passerby tried to intervene, police say the suspect fired shots toward him and fled the scene in the SUV being driven by another individual.
!-- Begin Constant Contact Inline Form Code -->Heavily armed police from York Region converged on a home on Daphne Crescent in Barrie on Wednesday afternoon, where they located the woman and the suspects. She was taken to hospital with injuries and later released.
A 36-year-old Toronto man has been charged with the following:
- attempted murder
- sexual assault
- forcible confinement
- discharge restricted firearm or prohibited firearm with intent
- use of firearm during commission of an indictable offence
A 17-year-old male from Brampton has been charged with the following:
- party to sexual assault/kidnapping
- forcible confinement
- fail to comply with a judicial release order
