{"id":834193,"date":"2026-07-29T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/834193\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:17:15","slug":"brampton-teen-arrested-in-attempted-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/834193\/","title":{"rendered":"Brampton teen arrested in attempted\u2011murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/07\/28\/canada-wide-warrant-issued-for-brampton-man-accused-of-attempted-murder-in-double-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">A 19\u2011year\u2011old Brampton man wanted on a Canada\u2011wide warrant<\/a> in connection with a violent shooting earlier this year has been arrested, Peel Regional Police say.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeelPolice\/status\/2082463059256234315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Authorities confirmed Wednesday<\/a> that Kaleb Kimotho \u2014 who had been the subject of a national search \u2014 is now in custody. Investigators thanked policing partners across the GTA for assisting in the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Kimotho was wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/04\/06\/two-men-injured-in-altercation-that-led-to-shooting-in-brampton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">for an April 6 shooting that left two victims seriously injured<\/a> inside a vehicle near 1020 Central Park Drive in Brampton. According to police, the victims were seated in the front of the car when Kimotho and a second suspect entered the back seat. As the vehicle began to drive away, Kimotho allegedly opened fire, striking both occupants.<\/p>\n<p>The victims survived but suffered significant injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Police had previously said Kimotho was wanted on charges that include attempted murder using a firearm, aggravated assault, discharging a firearm with intent, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited device or ammunition knowing it is unauthorized, and possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators continue to ask anyone with information to contact the 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau or reach out anonymously through Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=toronto.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 19\u2011year\u2011old Brampton man wanted on a Canada\u2011wide warrant in connection with a violent shooting earlier this year&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-834193","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\/834193","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=834193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}