Peel Regional Police have arrested a 39-year-old man after a woman was shot dead in Mississauga on Monday morning.

Officers responded to a call just after 5 a.m. in the area of Dixie and Rathburn Rds., said Peel police spokesperson Const. Harinder Sohi.

A 25-year-old woman was found dead outside a townhouse complex, Sohi said. She has been identified as Alicia Lewandowski.

The suspect — described earlier by police as Lewandowski’s boyfriend — fled the scene in a black Infiniti.

With the aid of Toronto police, investigators from Peel’s homicide unit arrested Joseph Chang, a resident of Toronto, in the area of King and Dufferin Sts. later Monday. The vehicle spotted at the scene was found, as well as a firearm, police said.

Chang is facing a charge of first-degree murder.

With files from Alexandra Jones

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