Peel Regional Police are investigating after a man was sent to hospital in critical condition following a shooting in Mississauga Thursday.
Police said it received calls for a shooting near Derry Road and Cardiff Boulevard at 11:01 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from critical injuries. He was taken to a nearby trauma centre.
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Const. Tyler Bell told reporters investigators believe a robbery unfolded before the shooting took place.
“The victim who was shot, along with an adult female, were aboard the black Cadillac Escalade … at which point a confrontation occurred between three individuals,” he said, adding the victim fled on foot and was followed by the suspects to an adjacent parking lot where he was shot.
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Investigators added the three male suspects, who they believe were also armed with a baseball bat officers recovered, then drove away from the scene heading westbound in a black Jeep Wrangler.
An investigation is underway.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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