A shooting in the Malton area of Mississauga has left one man dead, in a day of gun violence.

The incident occurred before 4 p.m. on Reindeer Road, a residential area north of the intersection of Airport and Derry Roads, Patterson said.

"Information I have is sketchy," Const. Wayne Patterson of Peel Regional Police's media relations unit told ctvtoronto.ca on Tuesday.

"Officers are busy trying to canvass the neighbourhood for anyone who heard or saw anything. I believe Reindeer Drive has been cordoned off."

A forensic team is also trying to gather evidence, Patterson said.