Woman found dead in North York residence was victim of homicide: police

Xian Wei Shao, 60, is Toronto's fourth homicide victim of 2026. (Toronto Police Service)

A woman found dead inside a North York residence on Wednesday was a victim of a homicide, Toronto police say.

Officers were initially called shortly after 1:30 p.m. for a medical complaint at a home in the area of Threadneedle Crescent and Cresthaven Drive, east of Leslie Street.

When they arrived, officers located 60-year-old Xian Wei Shao dead, police said.

In a news release on Friday night, police revealed that she is the city’s fourth homicide victim of the year.

The cause of her death is unknown.

Homicide investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.