A woman whose apparent abduction was caught on video surveillance in Richmond Hill, Ont., has been found in good health, police said Friday, but they continue to search for a suspect who remains at large.

York Regional Police issued a public appeal on Thursday after a doorbell camera captured an altercation that took place on the steps of a home in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto, earlier that morning.

The video shows a 28-year-old woman being threatened, and then dragged into a vehicle by the hair in what appears to be an armed abduction.

Police have now identified a male suspect as Jonathan McLennan, 27, of Toronto. Police say the suspect is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached if spotted.

"We did locate [the woman] today safely and right now the focus of our investigation is shifting over to the suspect, who is considered armed and dangerous," said York Regional Police spokesperson Const. Andy Pattenden.

Earlier Friday, police released new surveillance footage of a suspect vehicle. The eight-second clip, shows a newer-model, dark-coloured compact sport utility vehicle leaving the scene.

Investigators are hoping that anyone who recognizes the vehicle, as well as the two people in the footage, will contact them.

"We've had tips coming in, and hopefully they'll continue to, and someone's going to let us know where this guy is," Pattenden said.

A video released by York Regional Police shows the abduction of a woman in the early hours of Thursday morning in a Toronto-area neighbourhood. (York Regional Police)

In the footage released Thursday, a woman is seen ringing the doorbell of a home in the area of Highway 7 and Highway 404, close to the intersection of High Tech Road and Silver Linden Drive, around 2:50 a.m. ET.

According to police, no one answered the door, but a camera embedded in the doorbell captured the altercation.

The video shows a man stepping out of a car, carrying what appears to be a handgun. The man threatens to kill the woman while repeatedly telling her to get in the car, to which the woman responds: "I think I'm going to die."

The man then appears to drag the woman by her hair to the car.

York Regional Police say they have located and seized the suspect vehicle, a 2017 Toyota RAV4. (York Regional Police)

On Friday, the homeowner, John Vuong, said he and his family remained asleep despite the commotion on the front porch. He only became aware something happened around 6:30 a.m., when he noticed an email alerting him that the doorbell had been rung.

"That typically doesn't happen," he said. "Usually in the evening, there's no motion and no one rings my doorbell."

He began watching the footage right away.

"I actually watched it about 20 times because it was unbelievable, I didn't know what was really going on," he said. "But when I started listening to it, it was very scary. So I had to report it. I had to do the right thing."

A video released by York Regional Police shows a man dragging a woman into a car in the early hours of Thursday morning in a Richmond Hill neighbourhood. (York Regional Police)

He has spoken to detectives and encouraged his neighbours to do the same if they have any information. Vuong said he had never seen the man or woman before.

He has the camera in the doorbell to ensure his family's safety, he said. He has lived in the neighbourhood for five years, and calls it a safe community.

"I couldn't sleep all of last night because of this," he said. "For me it's very frightening and scary."