A 22-year-old Mississauga man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with a shooting that injured two men has been arrested after returning to Canada and turning himself in, according to Peel Regional Police.

CityNews reported that Carlos Rodriguez-Rodriguez faces charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault in connection with the Feb. 21 shooting. Police said investigators determined he had left the country after the incident.

Officers were called to a plaza in the area of Eglinton Avenue East and Kennedy Road in Mississauga at about 9 p.m. that night after reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they found two injured men.

A 19-year-old man had suffered life-threatening injuries, while a 21-year-old man had minor injuries. Both men survived, police said. The injuries described by investigators were those the men had sustained at the time of the shooting.

Investigators subsequently identified Rodriguez-Rodriguez, who is from Mississauga, as the lone suspect. A Canada-wide warrant for his arrest was issued in May. Police later determined that he had left Canada following the February shooting, CityNews reported.

In the latest update, a police spokesperson said Rodriguez-Rodriguez returned to Canada on Nov. 9 and surrendered to authorities. He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.

The charges listed in the report include unauthorized possession of a firearm, knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, attempted murder, aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent. He also faces a charge of being an occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon.

The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.

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