Suspects burned getaway vehicle shortly after Brampton homicide: police
Posted July 25, 2023 4:53 pm.
Last Updated July 25, 2023 4:57 pm.
Peel Regional Police are searching for a group of suspects in a Brampton homicide, with investigators locating the getaway vehicle burned one day after the targeted shooting.
Investigators were called to St. Roch Catholic School, located at 200 Valley Way Drive in Brampton, around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, for reports of a shooting.
Officers located a man who had been shot and was without vital signs. The victim was rushed to a trauma centre and was later pronounced dead.
The victim was identified as 30-year-old Anthony Putzu of Toronto.
In an update, investigators said they identified the suspect vehicle involved in the homicide as a 2023 Black Nissan Murano with the Ontario licence plate CYJS 166 with damage to the driver’s side.
Police said the vehicle was burned in the 8th Line and Britannia Road area in Milton on the morning of July 23.
Authorities said there are three suspects believed to be associated with the vehicle, adding that between July 22 at 9:30 p.m. and July 23 at 8:00 a.m., it’s possible they attended a gas station to buy gas and a gas can to later burn the car in Peel or Halton Regions.
A photo of the vehicle was released, as well as photos of the suspects believed to be connected to the Brampton homicide.
Photo: Peel Regional Police.
Photo: Peel Regional Police.
