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Two men in police custody after fatal shooting in Milton, Ont.

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A Halton Regional Police vehicle is shown in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, Jan.18, 2023. Halton Regional police says two people are in custody after a shooting in a town west of Toronto that left one person dead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan

MILTON, Ont. — Two people are in custody after a shooting in a town west of Toronto that left one person dead.

Halton Regional police say they were called to a home in Milton, Ont., around 5 a.m. Sunday for a report of gun shots.

It says two male suspects were at the house and a number of shots were fired inside.

Police say officers arrived and found one of the male suspects dead, and took a second male suspect and male resident into custody.

The force says the shooting was isolated to the home and appears targeted, and there is an ongoing police presence in the area while the investigation continues.

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact police.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2023.

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This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and Canadian Press News Fellowship.

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