Peel Regional Police are appealing to the public for information after a 20-year-old man was left with a life-altering injury from an apparently random attack with a paintball gun in Mississauga.
The incident happened on August 16 between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. as the victim was walking from his home to a bus stop in the area of Monica Drive and Lockington Crescent.
According to police, strangers in a passing vehicle fired multiple paintball rounds at the man. As a result, he required surgery for his injuries and has been left with a serious, life-altering injury, police said.
Police said they could not discuss the specifics of the injury due to privacy concerns around health information.
The victim told CTV News Toronto that he was on his way to his part-time work when he was attacked. Bikramvir, who only wanted to be identified by his first name, said he may lose sight in one eye as a result.
“I have no fight with anyone. Because of the COVID scene, I was all the time at my home, attending my classes,” Bikramvir said, who underwent surgery at a Brampton hospital.
His uncle told CTV News Toronto that the suspects shot his nephew in the leg with a paintball capsule and then hit him when he turned around.
Peel police told cp24.com that the victim has no idea who his attackers were and that the assault was unprovoked.
“Investigators are seeking anyone who may have witnessed this incident or anyone who may have dashcam video from the area during the time of the incident,” police said in a news release. “Investigators would also like to speak with anyone who may have experienced a similar incident in this area recently.”
There is currently no suspect information available. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact investigators or call Crime Stoppers anonymously.
- with files from CTV News Toronto
