A video shared with CTV News shows a person firing multiple shots at a Brampton home last weekend while the homeowner, his wife and small child were inside.
That video, which was recorded by someone sitting in a car who is believed to be working with the shooter, was then sent to the homeowner the next day with a demand for half a million dollars.
“First, they sent me the video and then they called me,” the homeowner, who asked not to be identified, said in an interview with CTV News.
He recounted that the suspects gave him one day to give the money and told him that if he was not going to pay, “we will kill your family.”
The homeowner said he told the suspects that he did not have the money.
A neighbour’s security camera also captured the incident. At least eight shots were fired, striking cars on the driveway and the garage door.
The incident has prompted the homeowner and his family to flee their Brampton home that was located near Sandalwood Parkway and Creditview Road. He said he will never return to that residence.
The homeowner moved from India to Canada three years ago and is operating an immigration and education consulting company. He said he has no idea why he was targeted.
Peel police confirmed that its Extortion Investigations Task Force is investigating the incident. No suspect information has been released.
The task force was launched in 2024 amid rising violent extortions in Peel Region that targeted the South Asian business community. According to Peel police data, there were more than 400 extortion cases last year.
Last month, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown sent a letter to the federal government asking for help to combat the “escalating threat of extortion and transnational organized crime.”
Following Deputy Mayor Harkirat Singh's motion, unanimously approved by our #Brampton City Council, we respectfully request that the Government of Canada take the following actions to combat the rise of extortions.
— Patrick Brown (@patrickbrownont) December 16, 2025
1) Extend dedicated extortion and organized-crime task-force… pic.twitter.com/dO6naZOwZ8
Brown said without federal support, “communities such as Brampton are left exposed to criminal networks that operate internationally, exploit digital platforms and rely on intimidation to silence victims.”
