A 31-year-old man wanted by Peel police following a shooting and pair of vehicle thefts in Mississauga over the summer has been arrested.

On the afternoon of Aug. 13, Peel police responded to a dispute involving weapons on Apple Blossom Circle and arrived to find a 29-year-old woman who sustained non-life-threatening injuries after she was shot.

The suspect fled the scene, but was located nearby and was involved in an altercation with police before he allegedly stole a police cruiser.

An officer reportedly fired shots towards the vehicle, prompting the Special Investigations Unit to invoke its mandate. The SIU’s investigation is still ongoing.

That cruiser was ditched a short distance away and the suspect was said to have stolen a white 2013 Hyundai Sante Fe SUV.

Michael Cleghorn, of no fixed address, was arrested Nov. 14 and charged with attempted murder, assault, two counts of theft of motor vehicle and multiple firearm-related offences.

He will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton to answer to those charges on Nov. 15.

Cleghorn was also wanted in Thunder Bay for second-degree murder in the death of Edmond Clovis, 21, of Toronto, and in Toronto for six charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a child.

icolpitts@mississauga.net Iain Colpitts is a reporter with The Mississauga News. He can be reached at

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