Constable Tyler Bell provides an update on the shooting in Brampton on Friday night that claimed the life of a man in his 20s.
A 37-year-old man has been charged following a fatal shooting at a home in Brampton on Friday night.
Peel police said a call came in shortly after 5:30 p.m. for shots fired in a residence in the area of Dratford Road and Balmoral Drive, east of Bramalea Road.
Brampton shooting A police cruiser is parked outside a home in the area of Dartford Road and Balmoral Drive in Brampton following a shooting on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Jacob Estrin)
Officers located a 26-year-old man with life-threatening gunshot injuries, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A suspect was arrested at the scene, and on Saturday, police identified him as Christopher Beharry of Brampton.
He has been charged with second-degree murder.
Const. Taylor Halfyard told reporters on Saturday that the suspect and victim knew each other but would not elaborate further.
Halfyard added that the shooting was an isolated incident.
Police have not said what the circumstances were that led to the shooting.
Police said on Friday that the shooting was contained within the residence and there is no threat to public safety.