A female victim has been pronounced dead and one person is in custody after police were called to a stabbing inside a busy Canadian Tire store in Mississauga Monday evening.
Peel Regional Police said officers were called to a retail store near Mavis and Brittania roads around 6 p.m. after receiving multiple reports that a man and woman were injured in a stabbing. .
“Police arrived and located a female inside with obvious signs of trauma,” Const. Philip Yake told reporters outside the store. “Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police also located a man who was also suffering from a minor injury. He was taken into police custody and taken to a local hospital for medical attention.”
Yake would not comment on the relationship between the two parties or a possible motive. However, he said police believe the fatal stabbing is an “isolated incident” and there is no ongoing public safety concern.
“I cannot release any information about the parties involved because the investigation is still in its infancy,” Yake said.
Customers could be seen outside the store on Monday evening, visibly shaken. Yellow police tape could also be seen cordoning off a section of the car park outside the store.
Yake said there were likely many customers inside the store when the fatal stabbing occurred.
“We got a lot of calls, so it was probably pretty busy,” he said.
Homicide investigators with Peel Police have taken over the case.
For now, no other details have been released.