Markham man shot in suspected home invasion

Published Aug 12, 2019 • 1 minute read

York Regional were on the scene of a 'home invasion" on Boxwood Cres. near 14th Ave. in Markham. Police responded to a call around 1:50 p.m. that a man had been shot. He was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries and the two suspects fled the scene in a dark coloured vehicle, police say. Photo by Jack Boland /Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

The gun violence in the GTA continued Monday with a suspected home invasion and shooting in Markham that sent a critically-wounded man to hospital.

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Two masked thugs entered a residence on Boxwood Cres., south of 14th Ave., around 1:50 p.m. and shot a man in what officers are calling a suspected home invasion, said York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden.

Police responded to “a report for a person that was shot,” Pattenden added. “He remains in life-threatening condition. We do believe it was a home invasion that occurred.”

The gunmen fled in a dark-coloured vehicle, according to police.

York Regional Police on the scene of a ‘home invasion” on Boxwood Cres. near 14th Ave. in Markham. Police responded to calls around 1:50 that a man had been shot. He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. A woman showed up to the scene screaming “I’m the mom,” before speaking with investigators. Photo by Jack Boland /Jack Boland/Toronto Sun

Jude Gnanendran, who lives across the street from the targeted home, said after returning from work, he saw police cars on his street.

“The police came up and asked if they could check my [house] cameras,” said Gnanendran. “This is really a shock for me.

“I have lived in this house now for 12 years and nothing has happened like this.”

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SHOOTING IN MARKHAM - Investigators are at the scene of a suspected home invasion on Boxwood Cres, south of 14th Ave. One adult man is in hospital in life-threatening condition. Two Male suspects fled in a dark-coloured vehicle. Anyone with info call 866-876-5423 x7541 pic.twitter.com/0mOmQc83K7
— York Regional Police (@YRP) August 12, 2019

Gnanendran said he had a quick look at his home’s surveillance footage before detectives took it away.

“It looked like a black SUV and two guys got out of it. That’s all I saw,” he said.

Aa visibly distraught woman showed up at one point and ran to police screaming, “I’m the mom.”

Four children — three boys and a girl — were at the crime scene. Investigators spoke with the woman.

Neighbours at the scene said they had never seen the woman before and that whoever lives in the house rents it.

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