Peel Regional Police have arrested a 16-year-old in last Thursday’s random shooting of a Brampton man by a BMX-riding culprit on a park pathway.

Detectives with 22 Division arrested the Brampton teen yesterday (May 16) and charged him with assault with a weapon, aggravated assault and a string of firearms charges.

Meanwhile, the 32-year-old victim, who was shot in the arm, has been released from the Toronto trauma centre he was taken to for treatment and is recovering at home, according to police.

The shooting happened at 9:40 p.m. on a pathway near Williams Parkway and Main Street. Police said the victim was out for a walk, a male riding a BMX bike approached, and shot him in the arm with a handgun, then rode away.