{"id":527434,"date":"2026-03-10T19:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/527434\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:22:14","slug":"increased-cop-presence-following-totally-unacceptable-shooting-in-brampton-neighbourhood-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/527434\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased cop presence following \u2018totally unacceptable\u2019 shooting in Brampton neighbourhood: police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents in a Brampton neighbourhood can expect to see an increased police presence in the area following a shooting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the residents of this neighbourhood and across Peel, every single shooting or nay acts of violence are taken very seriously and will not be tolerated,\u201d Peel Regional Police Const. Manny Khatra said in an update about the shooting on Monday. \u201cIt is totally unacceptable to have gunfire echoing through our streets, or the safety of our community compromised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shots rang out in the area of Spadina Road and Royal Orchard Drive in Brampton around 2:40 a.m. on Monday, Peel Regional Police say.<\/p>\n<p>And while no physician injuries were reported, police say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/multiple-homes-and-vehicles-hit-by-gunfire-in-brampton-police-say\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two residences and \u201cmultiple\u201d vehicles were hit by bullets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Khatra said officers \u201chave increased our presence in this area\u201d following the incidents, and said safety is \u201cour top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New details have also been released about the possible get-away vehicle used in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773170532_961_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>Police initially said the suspects fled the scene in a lighter-coloured four-door sedan, and said in an update that the vehcile may have been a four-door Honda Civic.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators haven\u2019t commented on a possible motive, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/violent-extortion-threats-go-beyond-brampton-to-small-ontario-towns-police\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the shooting resembles ongoing cases of extortion<\/a> which have plagued police and Brampton residents for years.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about this incident can contact Peel Regional Police by calling 905-453-2121 ext. 2233.\u00a0Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/ontariocrimestoppers.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.peelcrimestoppers.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When you contact Crime Stoppers you stay anonymous, never have to testify, and could receive a $2,000 reward.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 31,862 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,254,280 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    133 VOTES<br \/>\n    Are high gas prices changing your travel routines?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents in a Brampton neighbourhood can expect to see an increased police presence in the area following a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-527434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}