Brampton woman says family 'can't stay here anymore' after husband shot in home invasion
2 unknown suspects broke into the Brampton home early Thursday morning: Peel police
A Brampton woman says she's afraid to return to her family's home after her husband was shot by intruders early Thursday morning.
Camla Sukhu said her husband and son encountered two suspects when they went to investigate unusual noises in the backyard around 12:30 a.m.
She says her husband was shot in the back with the bullet exiting out through his neck.
"I can't stay here anymore," Sukhu told CBC Toronto outside of the family's home.
"Whoever did this to my husband, I want [them] to get charged and put in jail."
Peel Regional Police say the man is in stable condition after being transported to a trauma centre with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.
But this is the last straw, Sukhu says. She says the family is considering moving out of the home once her husband is released from the hospital.
"I don't know what they [wanted]. It was never like this," she said. "We don't do anything to anybody here. Why [did] they come here?"
The family is staying with a friend for the time being, she said, and will later move into a hotel.
'Ordinary father' was shot, neighbour says
This isn't the first time the home was broken into, said neighbour Kal Nepal, adding he was told by the family that suspects had entered the front door by breaking the sidelight window.
"If that can happen to my neighbour, then what will happen to me?" he said.
Nepal says his neighbour is a "jolly guy" and an "ordinary father" with no apparent connections to criminal activity.
A few pairs of shoes were stolen and the man in the downstairs unit was threatened for money in the previous break-in a few weeks ago, Sukhu says.
This time around, she says nothing was taken before police arrived.
Sukhu says the family had reinforced their home after the previous break-in.
Police said they could not confirm nor share any information about other incidents on the property.
"Any prior incidents may be linked to the current investigation and releasing such information may interfere," said Const. Tyler Bell.
Home invasions declined in 2025: Peel police
The Peel Region saw a "sharp increase" in home invasions from 2022 to 2024, mostly in relation to auto theft, said Bell.
But so far this year, there's been a decrease in cases of home invasions and auto theft, he said.
A recent report by the Équité Association found auto theft in Ontario had decreased 25.9 per cent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2024.
Bell says targeted home invasions are rare in the region and are the least likely crime to occur.
"People should be able to leave their doors unlocked. We should be able to live in a world that way. Unfortunately, we don't sometimes, so home security is paramount to preventing this," said Bell.
He advised people to check if their vehicles are at high risk of theft and take the necessary precautions to secure them.
For homeowners, he suggested looking into home security systems and finding accessories to secure doors and sidelight windows.
"If it's too hard to break into, [criminals] leave because it's making too much noise and they move on," he said.
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With files from Britnei Bilhete