Police have arrested a man they say killed a 66-year-old woman in her apartment complex near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West on Friday night.

Officers were called to the building at 6:45 p.m. following reports a man had assaulted the woman inside the building at 1765 Weston Rd. The assault took place in an elevator.

Speaking to reporters Saturday morning, Det. Sgt. Rob North said a 49-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder. The victim has been identified as Margaret Cameron.

It’s possible the accused and the victim recognized each other, North said.

“They may have had a loose circle of friends,” he told reporters. “They may have had some very minor interactions, but they were not well known to each other.”

Some residents of the building, which is one of two concrete towers that overlook the Weston GO Transit station, said they weren’t surprised a killing had taken place there.

“Honestly it was a matter of time for it to happen,” said Kaden Mayhew, who has lived in the 25-storey complex for about six years.

She said there are often loud and violent people inside shouting or knocking on walls, and it’s not uncommon for non-residents to be hanging out in the building. She said that a few years ago a man was assaulted with a weapon in the lobby and had to be taken to hospital.

“It’s a pretty common occurrence to have aggressive people around,” she said. “You just knock on the door and you get let in.”

Mayhew said many residents of the building are dealing with mental health issues and poverty.

“When you don’t have access to the resources necessary to get the help that you need, you kind of get pushed aside and forgotten about,” she said.

Afrisionna Cummings, who has lived at the address for three years, gave a similar description of non-residents moving freely in and out of the building.

“There’s a lot of people fighting in here, a lot of loud noises,” she said. “People let people in that (don’t) live here.”

Cummings said she doesn’t feel safe in the building, and the killing has made her even more concerned.

Police said they were able to quickly identify the suspect through surveillance footage, and they believe he may have lived in the building previously but no longer resided there.

According to police, Cameron was assaulted as she was taking the elevator through the building’s upper floors. She was found with serious injuries to her head and died shortly after being rushed to hospital.

Police allege the attacker headed west on Weston Road after fleeing the building.

North said investigators are looking into whether Cameron was sexually assaulted before being killed. “If appropriate, we will lay more charges,” he said.

Karl Hoyes has been charged with first-degree murder. (Police had earlier described the accused as 41 years old, with a first name of Kurt.)

Though police aren’t actively concerned for the safety of other residents in the building, North warned people “to be aware of their surroundings at all times.”

“It’s a completely unacceptable and tragic incident that happened here.”

A man named Ben who lives in the building said he didn’t feel unsafe there, and argued that people shouldn’t judge the Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue area negatively because of the murder. He said he only gave his first name because he didn’t want to draw attention of fellow residents.

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“I’ve never had any altercations myself (in the building),” he said. “Like anywhere in this city, if you’re looking for trouble you can find it.”

He said the murder wouldn’t cause him or his family to do anything differently.

“The police said it was an isolated incident so I’m going to take their word on it. They know a lot better than I do.”

With files from David Venn

Miriam Lafontaine is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @mirilafontaine