Niagara police continue search for wanted Fort Erie shooter

Niagara police continue to hunt for a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting in Fort Erie last week that sent one person to hospital.

Officers responded shortly before 11 a.m. on Oct. 25 to Village Creek Dr. between Old Mill and Ott roads, where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Paramedics then brought the man to a trauma centre.

Niagara police say the suspect and victim are known to each other and it was a targeted shooting.

Aynla Mustafa Hassan was initially wanted for only aggravated assault. On Tuesday, police say Hassan is now wanted for additional offences, including unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, possession of a firearm contrary to prohibition order, and fail to comply with release order.

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He is described as Black, five-foot-eight and 190 lbs with dark braided hair.

Police believe Hassan was driving a four-door brown 2008 Chevrolet Malibu with Ontario licence plate number CWXJ 443.

Hassan is considered to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached, officers said.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting and those who reside in the Village Creek Dr. area are asked to review their surveillance footage and contact the lead detective at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009525.