The death of Helen Schaller is believed to be the result of an altercation in a parking lot, police say.
That’s where she was shot multiple times almost two weeks ago in what police called an untargeted incident. She died in hospital as a result of those injuries.
The Schaller family tells CTV they believe the woman was not in the wrong place at the wrong time because the parking lot was a part of her home.
Fred Schaller, her husband, says the couple had been living in the apartment for the past 18 months and considered the parking lot like their driveway.
"Her loss is part of a much larger problem that our cities is struggling with as well as many other communities. The cause of Helen's loss must be kept on the front burner to force our politicians to change the strategy and approach on how to deal with these criminals and the crimes they commit," he says in part in a statement.
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Over the weekend, police were attempting to arrest a suspect in the area of Franklin Boulevard and Savage Drive.
He was wanted on a number of outstanding criminal charges and was a suspect in Schaller’s death.
An Emergency Response Team was preparing to conduct a “high-risk takedown” when the Cambridge man, 39, was found in a wooded area with what police believed was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
On Sunday, he died from his injuries. The province's Special Investigations Unit says it is not releasing the man's name at the request of his family.
Police say they are not looking for any more suspects in connection to her death.
They will not provide any further information because the Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate.
