Peel police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a double shooting in Malton in September that left a 21-year-old man dead.
On Sept. 17, around 8 p.m., Peel police said two groups of men became involved in a disturbance on Hull Street, near Airport and Derry Roads.
Two men were shot during the altercation, police said. The victims were rushed to a trauma centre, where one of them, a 21-year-old Brampton man, died of his injuries.
The following day, police arrested 18-year-old Jastaran Sandhu of Mississauga and charged him with first-degree murder.
On Sunday, police announced that a second suspect, a 16-year-old boy, was arrested last week. He cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The boy was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and numerous firearm-related offences.
Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact investigators at 905-453-2121 extension 3205 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
