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Brampton shooting victim ID'd as Kadeem Bascombe, 24

A 24-year-old Mississauga man has died after being shot near Lisa Street and Dixie Road.

Mississauga man shot Friday night at bar near Lisa Street and Dixie Road

Police say the man was shot in the parking lot of a strip mall near Lisa Street and Dixie Road in Brampton. (Pascal Marchand/CBC)

A 24-year-oldman whodied last night after being shotat a Brampton bar nearLisa Street and Dixie Roadhas been identified as Kadeem Bascombe of Mississauga.

On Saturday, police appealed to the public for help with the investigation, hopingto speak to any witnesses who were in the area ofDixie Road and Queen Street East inBramptonat the time of the shooting.

Const. Rachel Gibbs, with the Peel Regional Police, said they receivedseveral callsabout gunshots at 9:01 p.m. Friday. When they arrived at the scene, theparking lot of a strip mall near All Stars Bar and Grill, they found the victimin critical condition.

Supt. Steve Walker fromPeel paramedicstoldCBC News Friday evening that the man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.

Paramedics took him to hospital, where he later died.

Police tweeted around midnight that the homicide team would be taking over the investigation.

Residents of the area temporarily weren't able to get to their homes as police set up crime scene tape around an area that extended from a parking lot at the north end of Queen Street to the south end of Lisa Street. (Pascal Marchand/CBC)

A number of police and emergency vehicles were at the scene Friday night, as well as canine and tactical units.

Police are asking for the public's help in finding the assailant. (Pascal Marchand/CBC)

Residents of nearby apartment buildings were temporarily locked outside of their homes as police surrounded the area with tape.

Police and paramedics initially said the shooting victimwas17 years old, but corrected his age Saturday morning.