Man murdered at Square One

[dbusguy]

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Police arrest three
Man murdered at Square One


Louie Rosella
Jul 26, 2005

Police have taken three males into custody following the murder of a man in the parking lot of Square One.
Two of the suspects were arrested by Tactical Squad officers on a Mississauga Transit bus at the Square One terminal.

Police received a 911 call with reports of shots being fired outside of the TD Canada Trust office just before noon today.

According to a witness, the vicitm was sitting in the driver's side of an SUV vehicle when three men approached.

The witness said four shots wrang out, striking the man in the head.

According to a source, the victim was taken to Trillium Health Centre where he was pronounced dead with two gunshot wounds to the face.

This afternoon police had closed off much of the front parking lot of the mall searching for clues.


http://www.mississauga.com/mi/news/story/2935140p-3400958c.html

[Lee Anne]

:(

So many shootings, there were a bunch last night accoring to The Star's website, one just a block or so from where we live and 5 others at different places around the city

[Digiital]

Damn, hope it wasn't a friend of mine, who works at SO and has a SUV

[dbusguy]

From City-TV

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As if Toronto’s night of the gun wasn’t enough, now the city to our west is experiencing some violence of its own.

Shoppers in Mississauga were horrified Tuesday, after a brazen daylight shooting hit the Square One Shopping Centre.

It happened just after the noon hour outside the T.D. Bank, when someone opened fire on a man in a gold coloured car.

When Peel Police arrived they found the victim lying prone and without vital signs. He was apparently shot in the face as many as five times, but it’s not clear what his condition is.

Cops immediately began souring the area, looking for suspects and a motive. They may not have found one, but it appears they got the other.

Armed E.T.F. officers, backed up by the canine unit, later stormed a Mississauga Transit bus and took two men into custody.

Authorities had been warning residents to avoid the mall just in case the shooter was still in the area.

If you saw anything, cops need to hear from you. Call them at (905) 453-2121.






July 26, 2005

[Lesster]

The SUV could be a "Ford Escape" from the City TV photo above.

[Dr.Dan]

Yes, that is a Ford Escape.

[Mouse]

Please forgive me.

I guess he didn't.

Found On Road Dead.

Now that's black humour.

[Walter]

But StatsCan says crime is down......

[freddy here]

But StatsCan says crime is down......

You Should know by now, that THEY smoke different stuff then you and i.


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[dbusguy]

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Shooting victim identified
Police hunt for killer


Louie Rosella
Jul 27, 2005

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The execution-style killing of a man in the parking lot of Square One yesterday is believed to be a drug-related shooting, sources close to the investigation say.
Peel Regional Police homicide detectives revealed few details about the shooting, which occurred just before noon near the main entrance and sent shockwaves through the popular mall.

But a well-placed source said the preliminary stages of the investigation "has all the inklings of a drug-related homicide."

Late last night the victim was identified as 30-year-old Mauricio Castro of Mississauga.

Although Peel Police took at least three men into custody following the shooting, two of whom were taken down by tactical officers on a Mississauga Transit bus, Homicide Inspector Jennifer Evans said last night there have been no arrests made and the suspects are still "outstanding."

The gunman is described as black, 6-foot-2, wearing dark clothing, police said.

James Gilchrist, 15, said he saw the shooter flee into the covered parking garage south of Wal-Mart.

"I heard shots. They sounded like fire crackers, and then I saw a guy running into the parking lot holding something underneath his shirt," said Gilchrist, who was waiting outside Wal-Mart for his friend when the shooting occurred. "There were all kinds of people and small children near the area where the gun went off. I was like a few feet from it."

Police interviewed Gilchrist for several minutes, and sent police dogs from the canine unit into the parking lot and surrounding area.

Witnesses said the victim was in a Ford SUV just before noon outside of the TD Canada Trust bank when three men walked up to the vehicle, one of them firing at least four shots that shattered the driver's side window.

Ron Blanchet, a sales clerk at Tilley Endurables in the mall, said he'd just stepped outside when he saw the victim lying on the road beside the SUV.

"He wasn't moving, his feet were facing the open door. There was a wound of some sort to the head, and blood was coming down his shoulders. The police hadn't come yet. Three mall security guards were tending to him," said Blanchet, 62.

Peel Paramedics arrived and rushed Castro to Trillium Health Centre.

Police confirmed he died in the early afternoon.

A reliable source said Castro suffered one gunshot wound to the head and three to the upper body.

Officers and paramedics were having trouble identifying the bloodied victim since his wallet was missing, the source said.

Blanchet's daughter, Amber, arrived at Square One yesterday morning to meet her father. She said she missed the shooting by mere seconds.

"It's actually quite scary," she said. "I usually read my book and walk at the same time, but I'm not going to do that around this mall anymore. Will someone see that I'm distracted and try to rape or kill me?"

Transit Shoes employee Robinson Fernandez, 19, said his friend witnessed the murder and saw a silver car pull up beside the SUV before a gunman jumped out and shot Castro.

"It makes it hard for me to come back to work everyday knowing my life is in danger," he said, adding violence near Square One claimed the lives of one of his friends and injured another in the last two years. "This was a deliberate hit."

Forensic officers were dusting several cars near the crime scene for fingerprints, including a silver Hyundai Sonata and silver Honda Civic.

Police closed off much of the front parking lot of the mall searching for clues. Officers are also reviewing mall surveillance video.

This is the second violent crime to plague the city centre in less than a week.

Friday afternoon, a 17-year-old male stabbed a boy two years his junior near the corner of Rathburn Rd. and City Centre Dr. in a fight that started because the accused gave the victim "dirty looks," police said.

The accused stabbed the victim once in the abdomen with a silver pocket knife, leaving the 15-year-old with a two-centimetre wide gash.

He was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga.

The accused, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was charged with assault causing bodily harm and possession of a dangerous weapon.

Anyone with information on yesterday's murder is asked to call the force's Homicide Bureau at 905-453-2121, ext. 3205.