Suspect in Brampton, Ont., homicide dies in officer-involved shooting: Niagara police
Written by The Canadian Press on October 22, 2025
Police in Niagara Region say a suspect linked to a homicide investigation and a now-cancelled Amber Alert was shot dead by police early Wednesday.
Niagara police say they found a vehicle containing the male suspect at a gas station in Niagara Falls, Ont., around 2:30 a.m., and officers “became involved” with the vehicle.
They say there was an officer-involved shooting, and Anthony Deschepper, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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.
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 a shelter-in-place order in a Fort Erie, Ont., neighbourhood after the suspect was thought to be in the area, but the alert has since been lifted.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2025.
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