One man is dead following an overnight shooting in Brampton.

Peel police said they first received calls around 12:30 a.m. Friday for the sound of gunshots. When police arrived on scene they located a man with gunshot wounds in the area of Kingsview Boulevard and Brenda Avenue near McMurchy Avenue South.

Shortly afterward the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police tweeted. On Saturday, police the victim as Lorenzo Wright, an 18-year-old Brampton man.

Nearby Ridgeview Public School was closed to all students and staff for the day Friday. The child care program operating out of the school was also closed.

There is currently no suspect information and the investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact police.

Nov. 4, 2019 — Update: This story has been changed from a previously published version with the name of the victim.

Raneem Alozzi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @r_alozzi

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