The 2023 Brampton Homicide Victim List is available here

Peel police were notified by a local hospital of a male who had been admitted to hospital where he died of his injuries on December 19, 2023, at approximately 5:45 p.m.

The victim has been identified as 18-year-old Nishan Thind of Brampton. Investigators said Thind had been shot at an unknown location and time and dropped off at the hospital. 

On Tuesday, January 9, 2023, police executed a search warrant at a Brampton residence and arrested 18-year-old Preetpaul Singh, pictured below. He has been charged with Accessory After the Fact to Commit an Indictable Offence. He was held in custody to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton. 

The suspected shooter is a 16-year-old male from Brampton and is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for Manslaughter. 

General provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Y.C.J.A.) prohibit the release of the name of a Young Person, and, therefore, the identity of the Young Person wanted in this investigation is protected.

This remains an active investigation; anyone with information or video footage (dashcam or otherwise) is urged to contact Homicide detectives at 905-453-2121 extension 3205.