Woman shot, killed in Vaughan Mills mall parking lot had her vehicle stolen: police

York Regional Police say a woman in her early 20s died in hospital after she was shot at Vaughan Mills mall parking lot on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said the shooting happened at around 5:30 p.m. A woman was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. In a later update, police said she was pronounced dead in hospital.

Two male suspects were taken into custody. Police would not elaborate on where they were arrested.

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Police told Global News that following the shooting, the two suspects took the woman’s car but stopped short of calling it a carjacking.

Police also said based on early stages of the investigation it appears the shooting was targeted.

The relationship between the suspects and the victim are unknown.

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