India, Dec. 16 -- A woman was shot at an apartment complex on Stagecoach Road in Canton, Massachusetts on Monday afternoon, Canton Police said.

According to a statement released by the Canton Police Department, a woman was shot inside a car at Lamplighter Village complex, which is located at the intersection of Turnpike Street and Stagecoach Road. The shooting took place at 6:40 p.m. local time.

Residents on Canton Woods and the Lamplighter Village apartment and "any other homes and businesses from Tracy Road south to Stoughton town line" were asked to shelter in place as Canton PD conducted a city-wide manhunt.

Canton PD said that the suspect could be armed and considered dangerous.

Meanwhile, the woman has been seriously injured and...