A man killed outside a popular restaurant in Mississauga early Sunday has been identified as Kyle Clouden, 24, of Brampton, police say.

Police were called to the parking lot of Wally's Restaurant on Hurontario Street near Central Parkway W. — a favourite spot among the late-night crowd — at 2:30 a.m. for reports of gunfire. The diner-style eatery, open until 3 a.m. most nights, was busy at the time.

Clouden was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said. Officers at the scene spoke to several witnesses and canvassed the area for security camera video, he said. Peel police's homicide unit has taken control of the investigation.

Peel police's forensic investigation unit was on scene collecting evidence. (Angelina King/CBC)

Police did not have a suspect description available in the hours following the shooting.

Investigators are appealing for anyone with information or with relevant video from between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday to come forward.

The fatal shooting marks the 16th homicide in Peel Region this year.

The long weekend has proven to be a violent few days in Peel. On Saturday, a 39-year-old man was shot to death in Brampton.

The victim died at the scene, paramedics say. (Jeremy Cohn/CBC)

Meanwhile, a few hours earlier, a 28-year-old man was shot on the second floor of a hotel in Mississauga during what police said was a robbery.

Last week, the federal government committed $54 million to Ontario to help police forces and prosecutors across the province combat gun violence.

"Unfortunately, we have recently seen across the country, and in particular in the Greater Toronto Area, an increase of violent gun crime and gang activity," said Bill Blair, minister of crime reduction, at the announcement at Peel police headquarters.

"It is affecting our communities and it is affecting how Canadians live their lives."