A 33-year-old woman is combating for her life in hospital after she was discovered with gunshot wounds inside a car in Mississauga early Tuesday morning, Peel Regional Police say.
Officers had been referred to as to the realm of Mississauga Highway and the Queen Elizabeth Method (QEW) shortly earlier than 4 a.m. for a reported capturing.
They arrived on scene to discover a woman inside a car affected by gunshot wounds and she or he was transported to hospital in essential situation.
The suspects fled previous to the arrival of officers and are nonetheless excellent, police stated.
One woman was rushed to a trauma centre following an incident on the QEW early Tuesday morning. (Courtney Heels/ CP24)Talking at a information convention on Tuesday afternoon, Const. Mandeep Khapra informed reporters that the sufferer was with two different females on the time of the incident.
The precise location of the capturing is just not recognized however police consider it occurred someplace alongside Mississauga Highway, close to Doulton Drive. The car the sufferer was travelling in continued on a long way earlier than coming to a cease close to the QEW.
A development employee who was working within the space early Tuesday morning stated he witnessed a girl exit the passenger’s facet of a car and are available working for assist. The girl, he stated, informed an off-duty officer on scene that one other individual contained in the car had sustained a gunshot wound to the top.
“It caught me off guard and obviously my work wasn’t a priority anymore,” he informed reporters. “My concern for that person was that hopefully she would be okay and recover from that head wound.”
Khapra couldn’t affirm if the lady sustained a gunshot wound to the top however stated a number of photographs had been fired.
He famous that of the three females contained in the car, solely the 33-year-old, who police consider was the motive force, was shot.
It isn’t clear the place the sufferer had been previous to the incident however Khapra stated police consider the three females had been within the space previous to the capturing.
“We are looking into all those avenues as to what occurred prior to the shooting,” he stated.
The perpetrators fled the realm in a car, police stated, however investigators haven’t but supplied an outline of the car or the suspects.
The sufferer stays in hospital the place Khapra stated she is “fighting for her life.”
“I can say this is an isolated incident and we don’t believe there is a public safety threat at this time,” he stated.
“The safety and wellbeing of our community it always a priority for us and we’ve dedicated all the resources that are at our disposal right now to assist with this investigation.”
