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Attempted robbery in Milton, Ont. results in 2nd-degree murder charge, police say

A vehicle parked beside police tape at the scene of a Halton police homicide investigation in Milton, Ont. Ryan Belgrave / Global News

Police have charged two men after a shooting at a Milton home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

At around 5 a.m. on Sunday, a group approached a house on Gibson Crescent in Milton. Halton police said they believe their plan was to break into the property and rob it.

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When they made it inside, police said that a confrontation with someone in the house followed. Gunshots were fired and, when officers arrived at the scene, police said one person was dead, while two others were arrested.

Read more: 1 dead, 2 in custody after Milton, Ont. shooting

Three suspects fled the scene in a white vehicle that officers they believe was a Dodge Charger with black wheels.

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Ali Mian, a 22-year-old from Milton, faces one count of second-degree murder. Twenty-year-old Romario Clarke from Oshawa has been charged with break and enter and unauthorized possession of a firearm.

Police said the name of the deceased was not being released.

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