Police in Brampton, Ont., have charged a 20-year-old man with first-degree murder in relation to a shooting reported in September 2021.
Peel Regional Police said they were called to a house on Rushbrook Drive in Brampton on Sept. 22, 2021 at around 4:45 p.m. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from gunshot wounds.
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Despite life-saving efforts, the man, who was 26 years old at the time, died.
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The victim was named as Guryodh Singh Khattra, whose mother was also wounded during the incident. Police said her injuries were non-life-threatening.
On Wednesday, more than a year after the fatal shooting, Peel Regional Police announced they had arrested and charged a man with first-degree murder in connection with the investigation.
Police confirmed Jerome Downey-Apple from Brampton had been arrested. He is currently “in custody serving time on unrelated charges.”
— with files from Global News’ Catherine McDonald
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