Peel police said a homicide investigation has been launched after a man was found dead with a gunshot wound in Brampton early Friday morning. At 12:55 a.m. officers were called to a suspicious vehicle in the St. Tropez Court and Millstone Drive responded. An adult male was found dead inside the vehicle, police said.

Police tape could cover part of a large area of ​​the residential street Friday morning, and at least one evidence marker was seen in a driveway. Police said it is not yet clear where exactly the shooting took place.

Sarita Rai, who lives in the area, said she found the man sitting in a lighted vehicle parked in her driveway.

"I was very scared," he said. It was too late and I don't know who he is." Constantine Molika Sharma said at the scene that investigators believe the incident is isolated and there is no threat to public safety.

"We know it's scary to hear something like that early in the morning in a residential area," he said. But we are working hard to establish the facts of this incident." The identity of the victim has not been released and no information about the suspect has been released at this time. This is a developing story. More information to come.

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