Man gunned down in Oakville once faced murder charge in Edmonton
Published August 24, 2022 at 12:28 pm
Halton Regional Police have identified the victim of what they believe was a targeted shooting in Oakville last Friday (Aug. 19).
Following the post-mortem examination, the victim of the has been identified as 27-year-old Arman Dhillon of Alberta.
Last week, police said early information indicated that both victims were “targeted by the shooter.”
Dhillon was acquitted of murder in an Edmonton nightclub shooting back on March 27, 2016.
A few days later, a Canada-wide warrant was issued for Dhillon.
Amin Mohammed Abdullahi was killed and his brother, Bilal Abdullahi, wounded in the shooting.
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The then 21-year-old Dhillon surrendered to police and was charged with first-degree murder, later downgraded to second-degree murder, and other offences.
He was eventually found not guilty of all charges.
The vehicle used by the suspect in the homicide has also been identified as a white Acura MDX that was set on fire on Addingham Crescent in east Oakville on August 19.
Police received numerous reports of a shooting at around 1 a.m. on Friday (Aug. 19) and drove to the area of Belt Lane and Littlefield Road in Oakville where they found two victims – Dhillon and one female – suffering from gunshot wounds.
Dhillon was pronounced deceased at the scene, while the female victim was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
Investigators are appealing to any witnesses, and property owners that may have surveillance video or dash cam footage between the hours of 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. on August 19 in the area of the QEW and Bronte Road.
As well as in the neighborhood area of the QEW and Ford Drive, Winston Churchill Boulevard, Kingsway Drive, and Sheridan Garden Drive.
Anyone with information or video of the area is asked to contact the Homicide Unit tip line at 905-825-4776.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through their website at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
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