Targeted double shooting in Brampton leaves man dead, another seriously injured

A man is dead, and a second man was injured following a double shooting in Brampton late on Wednesday.

Peel Regional Police officers were called to a home on Odeon Street near Goreway Drive and Mayfield Road at around 11:30 p.m. for reports of gunshots.

Graphic security camera footage posted online but later removed shows two people in the driveway clearing snow from a vehicle when a car pulls up. Two people then get out of the vehicle and open fire. One victim manages to run away, but the other falls to the ground and is shot several more times at close range.

A man was pronounced dead at the scene, while a second male victim, around 25 years old, was rushed to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

One witness tells CityNews he heard as many as 12 gunshots as he was getting ready for bed.

“I run downstairs because I’m a little bit confused. My parents are already looking through the window and it’s that same house down there,” said the eyewitness. “I see someone on the ground behind a car or something. I also did see a man running up and down the driveway, he seemed a little panicked. I also hear a woman screaming.”

Neighbours say this is not the first time they’ve seen police activity near this home, however, police would not confirm those reports.

“Clearly the history of the residence and the occupants will be thoroughly looked at and if anything from the past is involved in this current situation it will be clearly investigated,” said Sgt. Jennifer Trimble.

Investigators are searching for a white four-door sedan with one or more suspects inside. No physical descriptions were released.

Michelle Mackey contributed to this report