Police ID man found with fatal gunshot wounds in vehicle off highway in Mississauga
Police have identified a man found with fatal gunshot wounds in a vehicle that veered off Highway 410 into a ditch in Mississauga early Tuesday as Jason Ramkishun, 23, of Brampton.
The sedan bounced off concrete barriers and construction markers before it drove off Highway 410 at Courtneypark Drive East around 1 a.m., Peel police said. It stopped a short distance from the roadway and became submerged in tall grass.
When emergency crews arrived, they found a man without vital signs inside the vehicle. Investigators believe he was the sole occupant.
'We are in deep shock'
The victim's father, Chaitram Ramkishun, says he heard about the incident on the news and felt something was wrong when he didn't hear from his son. Soon he learned his son was in the vehicle.
"It's hard on us. We don't want to believe this is happening. It's a very tough situation," he said.
Chaitram says his son was quiet and wasn't one to spend a lot of time on the streets.
"He was a good kid," he added. "He caused no problem. He does his work. He went to school."
Chaitram says the family has been devastated by the news of Jason's death and is asking for those with information to come forward.
"We are really, really going to miss him," he added. "We are in deep shock."
Victim shot several times
Ramkishun had been shot several times and the black-coloured Honda Accord he was driving had been sprayed by bullets, spokesperson Const. Danny Marttini told reporters at the scene.
The victim was rushed to a Toronto-area trauma centre in life-threatening condition, where he later died.
Homicide detectives took over the investigation just before 4:30 a.m.
Marttini explained investigators are trying to determine where the shooting took place.
"We don't know if this took place on the highway, or somewhere prior," she said, urging anyone who may have witnessed the shooting or following crash to contact police.
The northbound lanes and off ramp of Highway 410 have reopened after being blocked for a large portion of the day.
