'Terrifying event': 3 charged with murder in Oakville neighbourhood shooting that left man dead and woman with life-altering injuries
Police have arrested three men in connection to a fatal shooting in Oakville.
On Aug. 19, 2022, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) was called to the area of Belt Lane and Littlefield Road in Oakville following numerous reports of suspected gunshots. Two victims were located there, one man and one woman, suffering from gunshot wounds.
The man was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene, while the female victim was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle shortly after the shooting. On April 4 of this year, the HRPS, with the support of the Peel Regional Police and the Hamilton Police Service, carried out simultaneous search warrant operations at three different locations in the Greater Toronto Area.
During this operation, three men were arrested and charged in relation to the murder.
Jeff Hill, deputy chief of the HRPS, said police services from outside the province took part in the investigation.
This was a terrifying event for the residents of this community. Fortunately, no other persons were injured as a result. The Halton Regional Police Service will relentlessly investigate all acts of gun violence. I would like to thank all those members in the community, both here in Halton and throughout the GTA, who provided information to support this investigation," said Hill.
Police say the homicide was a targeted and planned event that crossed provincial lines as part of a larger criminal-based conflict.
The male victim of this homicide was identified as 27-year-old Arman Dhillon of Alberta. The adult female, who was in the company of the deceased victim, survived the shooting but sustained life-altering injuries.
A 30-year-old man of Pickering, a 29-year-old man of Edmonton and a 25-year-old man of Calgary have each been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Anyone with information or video of the area is asked to contact the Homicide Unit tip line at 905-825-4776.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.