Warning: The video of the attempted carjacking may be disturbing to some viewers. Discretion is advised.

York Regional Police released video of a violent attempted carjacking in Vaughan and linked it to a stolen vehicle used by the suspects. in other armed carjackings in Toronto and across the GTA.

Authorities responded to an attempted carjacking in a parking lot in the area of ​​Yonge Street and Glen Cameron Road in Vaughan around 2 a.m. on April 6.

Police say a woman was walking to her vehicle when a suspect approached and took her away. Then, a second suspect entered her car. The female victim struggled with the suspect and her husband joined in to help.

Video released by investigators shows the suspects attempting to flee in the victim’s vehicle. They then crash into another car in the parking lot while the woman’s husband tries to get a suspect out of the vehicle.

The suspects then ran toward a getaway car, a white Acura parked nearby, driven by a third suspect.

VIDEO

Investigation revealed that the white Acura used by the suspects was stolen in Peel Region on April 1.

York Regional Police said on April 7 that the Acura was used in the theft of a blue BMW in Toronto. Officers charged the suspects involved in that incident on April 13 after they crashed into police cruisers.

Days later, York Regional Police officers used flashbangs, a distraction device that produces a flash of light and loud noises, and located the stolen Acura with three suspects inside.

The suspects attempted to flee on foot, dropping a loaded firearm. All suspects were detained and the stolen vehicle was recovered, police said.

Poshur Williams, 18, of Toronto, and two male youths ages 15 and 16 were charged with firearms offences. At the time, Police said Williams had a release order on unrelated charges. The two youths were not identified through the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).

Investigators believe there may be other suspects connected to these vehicle thefts and are asking anyone with information to come forward.