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Suspect in Brampton, Ont., homicide, Amber Alert dies in officer-involved shooting: Niagara police

Written by on October 22, 2025

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a suspect linked to a homicide investigation and a now-cancelled Amber Alert was shot dead by police officers in Niagara Falls, Ont., early Wednesday.

Niagara police said in a press release they found the male suspect inside a vehicle at a gas station near Thorold Stone and Montrose roads around 2:30 a.m., and officers “became involved” with the vehicle.

They said there was an officer-involved shooting, and Anthony Deschepper, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said at a press conference Wednesday that a woman was placed under arrest at the scene and charges are pending against her. Investigators do not know her relationship to the suspect at this time, police said.

Police said the Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate and no further information can be provided.

Provincial police had issued the Amber Alert on Tuesday on behalf of police in Peel Region for a one-year-old girl who was later found safe. Police have said the suspect fled the scene with the child in the back seat of a vehicle, but the child is believed to have been dropped off with family.

It came after a woman was shot dead at a commercial plaza in Brampton, Ont., in what police believe was a case of intimate-partner violence.

Police had previously placed and lifted a shelter-in-place order in a Fort Erie, Ont., neighbourhood after the suspect was thought to be in the area.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2025.

The Canadian Press