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Suspects attempt gunpoint carjacking at red light in Vaughan

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Police say they’re looking for two suspects who attempted a gunpoint carjacking at a red light in Vaughan on Wednesday evening.

York Regional Police said officers responded to the area of Interchange Way and Highway 7, just east of Highway 400, at 5:25 p.m.

Police said a female victim was in her white 2012 Honda Civic at a red light on Highway 7 when a dark-coloured Hyundai stopped beside her.

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A male suspect then got out of the passenger side of the Hyundai and pointed a gun at the victim while trying to open her passenger door, police said.

But the door was locked and the suspect then went back to his vehicle where a second male suspect was in the driver’s seat, officers said.

They fled the scene prior to officers arriving.

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Any witnesses or individuals with video footage of the incident are asked to contact investigators.

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