Abduction investigation launched after video shows woman dragged to car in Richmond Hill

Police say they’re looking for a suspect after surveillance video shows a man dragging a woman by her hair to a car and driving off in Richmond Hill.

York Regional Police said the woman rang the doorbell at a home in the area of High Tech Road and Silver Linden Drive at around 2:50 a.m. Thursday.

Police said the door wasn’t answered but video surveillance shows a man who appears to be armed with a handgun get out of a parked vehicle and have an altercation with the woman on the porch of the home.

WATCH: Police release images of suspect vehicle in apparent Richmond Hill abduction

0:21 Police release images of suspect vehicle in apparent Richmond Hill abduction

Investigators said the video shows the man, who was wearing a hoodie, drag the woman to his car by her hair and drive away, while threatening to kill her.

Police are appealing to anyone who may know the suspect or the woman to contact investigators immediately.

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Const. Andy Pattenden told Global News on Thursday there is no known connection involving the homeowners, the victim and the suspect. He said it is unclear why the woman went to the home.

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Pattenden said investigators are “very concerned” for the victim’s safety and well-being.

John Vuong owns the home where the apparent abduction took place.

WATCH: Police searching for apparent abduction victim after shocking footage surfaces. Kamil Karamali reports.

2:08 York Regional Police searching for apparent abduction victim after shocking footage surfaces

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” Vuong said, explaining he woke up in the morning and checked the security camera footage.

“I watched it and it was very scary, especially in this family-friendly neighborhood.”

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Vuong said his security camera records for thirty seconds after the someone rings the doorbell. He woke up to a notification on his phone saying that someone had come to his front door in the middle of the night.

“My first reaction was replaying it a couple of times and making sure that this was something that was very serious, that I had to report,” he said.

WATCH: Homeowner ‘shaken’ after apparent abduction happens at his doorstep

1:37 Homeowner ‘shaken’ after apparent abduction happens at his doorstep

Vuong said the incident left him feeling shaken, especially since he has a young child.

“I’ve been living here for over five years and I have a five-year-old son and we go to this community centre and park on a daily basis,” he said.

Meanwhile, investigators said they’re also urging any nearby businesses or homes with video surveillance, or any drivers who may have been in the area at the time with dashcam footage, to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7241 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

— With files from Kamil Karamali and Jessica Patton