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20-year-old female driver shot in head in Burlington: Cops

Investigators say it in unknown why the woman and her vehicle were targeted.

A Halton Regional Police cruiser
A Halton Regional Police cruiser Photo by Supplied /Halton Regional Police

Halton Regional Police are looking for witnesses after a young woman was shot in the head in Burlington just after midnight Monday.

Police say the 20-year-old woman was driving out of the private lot at 952 Century Dr., which is known as The Playground Global, a gym that hosts recreational basketball games, when several shots were fired at her vehicle. One bullet struck her in the head.

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The woman was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.

Investigators say it in unknown why the woman and her vehicle were targeted.

The suspect is believed to have been standing outside of a vehicle at the time of the shooting and fled northbound on Century Dr. towards South Service Rd.

Police say the suspect may have been driving a light-coloured vehicle.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to call police at 905-825-4777 ext. 2316 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

kconnor@postmedia.com