Girl injured in Brampton shooting, 9 schools in custody and secured

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A teenage girl was taken to hospital and nine schools were brought under control in a shooting in Brampton on Friday morning.

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Peel Regional Police said they received a call at around 11:25 a.m. from a youth with a possible gunshot wound in Central Park, Dr. and Grenoble Blvd. to have received. Area.

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A young girl may have been shot with an air pistol. The shooting did not occur on school grounds.

The extent of her injuries was initially unknown.

Police are looking for the suspect, who sources say is a student.

“I have the utmost confidence in the Peel Police force in promptly apprehending this shocking incident,” said Mayor Patrick Brown.

The following schools are on hold as a precaution and secured:

– Grenoble PES
– Greenbriar PES
– Goldcrest PES
– Holy Name of Mary CSS
– St. Thomas Aquinas
– St Jean Brebeuf CES
— Judith Nyman PSS
– Chinguacousy PSS
– Williams Parkway PES