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29-year-old man charged in 2 Brampton shootings

File photo. Peel Regional Police cruiser and police tape. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Peel Regional Police say a 29-year-old man is facing charges in two separate Brampton shootings last year.

In the first shooting, on March 20, 2022, police said a man in his 20s was driving in his car in the Castlemore Road and Drummondville Drive area in Brampton when a masked suspect drove up to the victim and fired several gunshots into the vehicle.

No one was injured in that shooting.

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A few weeks later, on April 10, police were called to Cottrelle Boulevard and Goreway Drive in Brampton for reports of a shooting.

A suspect had fired multiple gunshots into a home and a vehicle parked in the driveway, police said.

No one was injured in that shooting as well.

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Investigators said they believe that both of the incidents were targeted.

On Wednesday, police charged 29-year old Jatin Agnihotri, a Toronto resident. Agnihotri is facing two counts of discharging a firearm with intent.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact police.

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