Milton man accused of second-degree murder in the shooting death of an armed intruder in his home last month has been released from jail on $130,000 bail.The family of 22-year-old Ali Mian hugged outside a Brampton, Ont., courtroom moments after Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno consented to his release.The lawyer for Ali Mian said his client is a registered firearm owner who was acting in self-defence.
Mian’s mom, whom he lives with, was also home at the time of the alleged home invasion. @jag_virk says the intruder was armed, and Mian’s intention was not to kill the suspect pic.twitter.com/zawjuGq7EB— Catherine McDonald (@cmcdonaldglobal) March 2, 2023The judge said he took into account the position proposed by the Crown prosecutor who consented to Mian’s release, before imposing a number of conditions agreed upon by Crown and defence attorneys.Halton police said that on Feb.
19 at around 5 a.m., five suspects entered a home on Gibson Crescent in Milton. Investigators believe the intruders were intent on committing a robbery.Mian, who lived in the home with his mother, confronted the suspects and a number of gunshots were fired.
When police arrived they found and identified one of the suspects as 21-year-old Alexander Amoroso-Leacock of Toronto. He was pronounced dead at the scene.