‘A lot of my time is now wasted’: Man dies after being shot in car rental

A man was shot and killed by a car rental company owner who mistook his car for a burglar’s, a police spokesman said.

The shooting happened at about 2:45 a.m.

Sunday on the 700 block of Brossard Drive in Newmarket, a city of about 5,000 people about 30 kilometres northwest of Toronto, said Const.

Sean Whitcomb.

The man who fired the shot, identified as a 40-year-old man, died from his injuries, Whitcomb said.

A search warrant has been executed at the man’s home, and Whitcomb was not able to provide further details, he said.

Police were investigating.