Peel region shootings have doubled from last year, driven by extortion
Officers exclusively assigned to removing firearms from the streets will often “recover three or four illegal firearms that have entered Canada from the United States” in a single weekend.
Shootings in Peel Region have doubled this year, with 103 incidents in Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, in the first six months of 2026, compared to 58 over the same period last year.
The shootings tend to be driven by extortion, a growing drug trade and organized crime.
