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Woman allegedly kidnapped from Brampton home found safe: Peel police

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A woman who was allegedly kidnapped from a home in Brampton has been located.

Peel Regional Police say Saline Ouk, 23, is safe and they’re still investigating.

Police have named 21-year-old Kwami Garwood as a suspect in the alleged kidnapping. He has not been located.

The Special Investigations Unit said two Peel Regional Police officers opened fire as the suspect sped away from a Brampton home early on Sunday.

The alleged kidnap victim was in the backseat of the vehicle.

Officers had been called to the home at around 3 a.m. to investigate reports of a man banging on the front door and screaming for a person inside to come out.

Police said the black Honda Civic that she and Garwood had been in was later found abandoned.

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