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A nine-year-old Brampton boy died Thursday morning after apparently being struck by a stray bullet.

Police aren’t sure what motivated the incident and can’t say who else might have been targeted.

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“At this point we believe it’s a stray bullet but until we find who’s responsible we don’t know what the exact intentions are – whether they intended that this boy was the target or not,” said Peel Region Const. George Tudos.

The shooting took place Wednesday night and claimed the life of Kesean Williams, who succumbed to his injuries in hospital Thursday morning.

The incident happened at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Kennedy Road and Clarence Street area.

Immediate family members were in Williams’ home when the boy was shot, Tudos confirmed.

Police have been interviewing witnesses but Tudos said he was not aware if anyone in the boy’s family had been taken in for questioning.

A taxi was in the area shortly after the shooting and the people inside the taxi were taken for questioning, Tudos confirmed.

“At this point all we have are just witnesses,” he said.

No one else was shot in the incident and it’s possible the shooter was targeting someone else, Tudos said.

Police have no suspects at this point and are still investigating the incident, Tudos said. More information will be released as it becomes available, he added.

– with a file from The Canadian Press