Peel Police - Peel Regional Police Investigating 14th Homicide of the Year

Region of Peel – Investigators from the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau are seeking the public’s assistance with an investigation into the death of an 18 year-old male.

On Saturday October 14, 2017, at 12:51 a.m., Peel Regional Police responded to a disturbance call in the area of Lakeshore Road and Cawthra Road in the City of Mississauga. Officers arrived on scene and located two male victims suffering from stabbing type injuries. Both victims were rushed to a local hospital and later transferred to a trauma centre in Toronto. One of the victims succumbed to his injuries while in hospital and is now deceased. The second victim suffered serious non-life threatening injuries.

Investigators would like to speak to any persons who were in the area of Lakeshore Road and Cawthra Road in Mississauga at the time of the incident.  Investigators are also asking the public for any surveillance video from the area or dash-cam video if you were driving in the area around the time of the incident.   

Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to call investigators at the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau at (905) 453-2121, ext. 3205. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca or by sending a text message to CRIMES (274637) with the word ‘PEEL’ and then your tip.  

For media inquiries, please contact the on-duty Media Relations Officer at (905) 453-2121, ext. 4027. 

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NR:         17-370

Inc:         170385147

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