Car recovered in violent Brampton kidnapping; suspect and victim still missing

Peel Regional Police say they have recovered a black Honda Civic used in a violent kidnapping Sunday morning in Brampton, but the suspect and victim remain at large.

The vehicle was found empty about five kilometres east of where the incident took place.

Police say the incident began just before 3 a.m. Sunday morning when they received numerous calls about a man “screaming and banging on doors” outside a Brampton residence.

When they arrived at the home on Adventura Road in the area of Mayfield Road and Mississauga Road, they could hear a woman screaming from inside the residence.

According to the Special Investigations Unit, police entered the home and made their way to the garage area where they discovered a man in the driver’s seat of a car with a woman in the back seat.

“There was an interaction, and two officers discharged their firearms in the direction of the vehicle,” according to a statement released by the SIU.

“While still in the vehicle, the man managed to flee from the garage with the woman still inside,” they said. “At this time, it is not known whether the man was struck by gunfire,” added the SIU.

The SIU says the act of police discharging a firearm at a person caused them to invoke their mandate in this case.

Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Kwami Garwood and the victim as 23-year-old Salina Ouk. The two are believed to be in a relationship and investigators say Garwood is considered armed and dangerous.

Later in the afternoon, police said Garwood is known to the police and wanted on four outstanding warrants throughout the GTA, including a first-degree murder warrant issued by Toronto Police in July, 2020. The victim is not known to police.

Police said given Garwood’s criminal history, they are very concerned about Ouk’s safety and appealed to the public for any information.