Police have launched new video footage displaying an armed carjacking in a Richmond Hill parking zone on Wednesday afternoon.
The sufferer was parked outdoors a plaza within the space of Freeway 7 East and Leslie Avenue at roughly 5 p.m. on July 24 when the incident occurred.
Within the video, launched by police, a masked suspect wearing black is seen stepping out of the passenger seat of a black SUV and strolling towards the sufferer’s car.
The suspect then opens the motive force’s facet door of a black 2023 Mercedes SUV and seems to have a quick interplay with a person inside.
The video then exhibits the suspect reaching contained in the car. Seconds later, the motive force will get out of the car and runs towards a close-by retailer.
On the identical time, the suspect is seen getting behind the wheel and shortly exiting the parking zone with the getaway car, believed to be a Honda CRV, main the way in which.
The entire incident unfolds over the span of roughly one minute.
A suspect is seen getting out of a getaway car previous to a carjacking in Richmond Hill on July 24. (York Regional Police)
Police say that the suspect was armed with a knife after they approached the sufferer and demanded their keys, although no accidents have been reported.
The getaway car was later situated deserted in Mississauga, police say. Investigators later realized that it had been stolen in Toronto the day gone by.
The sufferer’s Mercedes SUV, in the meantime, was later situated deserted in Toronto.
Police say that they’ve but to apprehend the suspects. No suspect descriptions have been launched.
“Investigators are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers would also like to speak with anyone who may have video surveillance or dashcam footage in the area at the time of the incident,” a information launch issued on Friday notes.
