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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Man shot and killed in Mississauga

A man was shot and killed in Mississauga on Tuesday night, and police are looking for suspects.

Police said a caller to 911 reported gunshots at the rear of an apartment building on Shipp Drive, near Hurontario Street and Highway 401, at about 10:30 p.m. ET.

A man was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.

Peel Regional Police say they are searching for three suspects who they believe fled the scene in two vehicles.

One was a dark-coloured Mercedes SUV and the second was a smaller silver-coloured passenger vehicle.

The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Andres David Buritica-Marin.

It's the eighth homicide in Peel Region this year.