Toronto police are looking for a suspect after a 76-year-old woman was shot in the face several times with a pellet gun in an east-end neighbourhood.
Police say the woman was walking in the area of Hupfield Trail and McLevin Avenue just before noon on Wednesday when the suspect approached her from behind.
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They say the suspect passed the woman and then shot her several times in the face with a pellet gun.
Police say the suspect then fled the area.
They say the woman suffered non-life threatening injuries to both her hands and face.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.
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