Brampton man, 51, identified as victim of fatal shooting in Mississauga parking lot
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Peel Regional Police have identified a Brampton man who died in hospital after he was shot several times in a Mississauga parking lot this week in what investigators believe was a targeted shooting.
Harjeet Dhadda, 51, was approached by suspects shortly before noon on Wednesday and shot in a lot near Tranmere Drive and Telford Way, police said in a news release on Friday. The area is near Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
When officers arrived, they found Dhadda with "obvious signs of trauma," police said in a scrum following the shooting. Emergency personnel performed CPR before rushing him to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police said in the release that the shooters fled the scene in a stolen black 2018 Dodge Challenger, which officers have recovered. Police released a photo of the vehicle on Friday.
Const. Michelle Stafford, spokesperson for Peel police, said in the scrum: "At this point we believe this to be an isolated incident and there is no threat to public safety."
On the social media platform LinkedIn, Dhadda is described as a commercial insurance broker.
According to social media posts from his children, Dhadda had received threats in recent years, which were reported to police.
The victim's daughter, who identifies herself as Gurlin Dhadda on Instagram, said in an Instagram post on Thursday that she wants justice for her father.
"For the past few years, my father was receiving repeated threat and extortion calls. In April 2023, we even faced a possible attack. We reported these threats to the police. We begged for protection. But our cries for help went unanswered. The system that was supposed to keep us safe, failed him," she said in the post.
"Despite clear signs of danger, no security was provided by police. No meaningful action was taken. And now an innocent man is gone," she added.
"Our community is grieving, but we are also outraged. We ask: What is the government doing about rising extortion and targeted violence? Why are innocent people left defenceless while the threats grow louder? When the authorities fail to protect us, what options do we have?"
Gurlin, who supplied a photo of her father to CBC Toronto, said his death is a deep personal loss. She described him as the backbone of their family and the local Sikh community.
The victim's son, who identifies himself as Tanveer Singh Dhadda, called on political leaders to take a hard look at the laws in Canada.
"My father did not deserve this. He was not involved in anything criminal. He lived an honest life. Yet, those who came to harm him were armed with illegal weapons, operating with complete disregard for the law and seemingly without fear of consequences," he said.
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