A man from B.C. accused of shooting up a Caledon home has also been charged in connection to a Brampton shooting, investigators say.
The pair of shootings happened on Oct. 26, and started when shots rang out in front of a residence on Old School Road in Caledon, the OPP says.
No injuries were reported, and police said the incident was at least the second shooting in Caledon that month.
Then shortly after 3 a.m., Peel Regional Police responded to another shooting incident on Advance Boulevard in Brampton.
Investigators said on Friday that a man from B.C. has been arrested and charged in the Caledon incident, and in an update said the accused is also charged in the Brampton shooting.
“These incidents are linked to ongoing extortion related activity in the area,” the OPP says.
Ravinder Singh, 23, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
Police say the accused is being brought to Ontario where he is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on Saturday.
Sikh and South Asian Canadians across the country have been the target of extortion in recent years, some leading to violence and shootings.
Most incidents have been reported in major population areas, but the Caledon and Dufferin OPP detachments said in February there were more than 50 open extortion investigations, and there have been another 10 reported incidents in the Norfolk, Brant, Middlesex and Wellington areas.
Back in August, the Canadian Border Services Agency began monitoring immigration enforcement cases possibly linked to the growing number of extortion incidents in western Canada targeting members of the South Asian community.
The probe was expanded to the Greater Toronto Area in November, and some 372 immigration investigations and 70 removal orders have been issued, the CBSA says.
Some 35 individuals have been deported from Canada due to the investigations.
Police say anyone with information in relation to this investigation, including surveillance or dashcam footage, is urged to contact Caledon OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips may also be provided to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 or visiting www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
When you contact Crime Stoppers you stay anonymous, never have to testify, and could receive a $2,000 reward.
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