Two people were taken to hospital after police responded to a man following strangers in Brampton Thursday evening.

Peel Regional Police say they were called to the area of ​​Sandalwood Parkway and Brisdale Drive around 10 p.m. for a call about a suspicious person chasing people down the street.

“It was further reported that the suspect entered a residence and an altercation took place,” said Const. Michelle Stafford told CP24 in an email.

“Officers and paramedics arrived and located an adult male with non-life-threatening injuries and an adult female with a non-life-threatening laceration.”

Peel Regional Paramedic Services said it transported two people to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being called to the area for stabbings. A third person was examined at the scene for minor injuries and did not require hospitalization.

The victims did not know the suspect, police said.

Stafford said officers located the suspect, a 34-year-old Mississauga man, and took him into custody.

He now faces charges of aggravated assault, breaking and entering, assault with a weapon and choking, police said.

He was held for a bail hearing.

Police did not say what the motive might have been.