The Ontario Provincial Police say a man is dead and two women have been rushed to hospital after a shooting in Caledon.
OPP’s Caledon detachment said the shooting happened near the Brampton-Caledon border at a home on Mayfield Road, near Airport Road, just before midnight on Monday.
Peel Paramedics told Global News one person was found dead and two others were found seriously injured. The two injured women were taken to hospital in critical condition, paramedics said.
“While the cause of death cannot yet be confirmed, investigators believe there is no imminent threat to public safety, although the OPP reminds all members of the public to be aware of their personal safety at all times,” police said.
Investigators later confirmed the shooting was being treated as a homicide.
Global News has confirmed the address where the shooting took place on Mayfield Road has been linked to illegal trucking.
In January, the Town of Caledon celebrated a ruling from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that found two companies were using the land “contrary to the town’s zoning and fill bylaws.”
One local resident, Fatima Faruq Ahmad, recently told Caledon council it had been a “relentless” fight to try to remove trucks from the land.
She said the trucking operation was both a noise and a health concern, with debris and dust from the site.
The company was ordered to remove the truck depot operating on the land and also take away their equipment by an Ontario court.
The court order came after Caledon began an investigation in June 2020 looking into noise, debris and property misuse complaints.
One neighbour told Global News Tuesday that trucks park on the land.
“I’m scared, I’m really scared,” they said of the shooting.
Police have not said if there are any indications the shooting is linked to the trucking operations at the address.
Investigators said residents in the area should expect to see a large police presence.
On Tuesday, police said someone was seen entering a black pick-up truck and heading westbound on Mayfield Road after the shooting.
Officers said they believed there were multiple suspects and they were also trying to determine if a vehicle fire in Olde Base Line and Creditview roads is connected.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them.
— with files from Catherine McDonald
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