Toronto police say a woman found at a Scarborough home with gunshot wounds has suffered “life-altering injuries.”
Emergency crews were called to a house on Birchmount Road near Laura Secord Walk, south of Ellesmere Road, at 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday.
A Toronto Paramedics spokesperson told Global News the woman, who is believed to be in her 50s, was found with gunshot-related injuries.
Paramedics rushed the woman to hospital in life-threatening condition.
A Toronto police spokesperson said the woman was found alone in her apartment and that no one was around to help provide information and she was unable to communicate due to her injuries.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and as of Wednesday morning, officers haven’t released suspect information.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-4100.