A Toronto man has been arrested after a violent armed carjacking in Brampton that left a driver injured on Sunday evening.
Peel police said they were called to the area of Ebenezer Road and The Gore Road at around 7 p.m. for a vehicle robbery.
The suspect then allegedly stole the man’s vehicle and drove away, police said. The victim was later transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. "When my client saw the gun, obviously he didn't want to argue," Bally Hundal, the victim's lawyer, told CTV News Toronto on Wednesday. "There was some sort of little tussle in the garage. dropped the keys. The snagged the keys."
Police said investigators located the Ranger Rover later that evening using the vehicle’s tracking device and shortly arrested a 23-year-old man.The victim’s lawyer called the carjacking disturbing as it happened in broad daylight and with neighbours out and about. He said his client is still shaken days after the incident.
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