26-year-old man dies after shooting on Mississauga roadway during evening rush; suspects sought
Posted January 4, 2024 6:22 am.
Last Updated January 4, 2024 2:51 pm.
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was gunned down in the middle of a road in Mississauga on Wednesday evening.
Officers were called to the area of Battleford Road east of Glen Erin Drive, near Meadowvale Town Centre, around 5:15 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
A man was found at the scene with gunshot wounds and was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. In an update on Thursday morning police revealed he later died of his injuries.
Peel Regional Police investigators have identified the victim as 26-year-old Shawn Murphy of Mississauga.
Police say the shooting happened on the road during the evening rush hour period.
Two suspects were seen running from the area shortly after the incident. No other suspect information has been made available.
“There’s likely to have been a number of vehicles, perhaps pedestrians, who were in the area,” says Const. Nikhil Chakravarthy in the update on Thursday morning.
The Peel Regional Police Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau has taken over the investigation and are asking anyone who was in the area around the time of the shooting, or anyone with dash cam footage, to contact them.
The shooting is the first homicide in Peel Region in 2024.
