Hamilton police investigate shooting in city’s east end

UPDATE

A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital following a shooting in Hamilton’s east end.

Officers were called to a townhouse complex on Oriole Cres. around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police say a man was brought to hospital with minor injuries and has since been released. The victim has been cooperating with police.

Investigators believe the incident was targetted and say the is no further risk to public safety.

Police are looking for a vehicle and a man they say is a person of interest in the shooting. the man is described as being five-foot-five with a slim build and was wearing a dark jacket with fur around the hood. The vehicle is a dark coloured four-door sedan.

Detectives are asking local residents to check their security cameras for any suspicious activity.

Police say a man in his early 20’s was shot last night at the townhouse complex on Oriole Crescent. This is at least the 4th shooting in this neighbourhood this year. Neighbours say they are tired of the violence – they think it’s getting out of hand. @morninglive @CHCHNews pic.twitter.com/l67gx2ypL1

— Sylvie Lendvay (@sylvie_lendvay) December 23, 2019

This is the 46th shooting incident of 2019 and the latest in a series of shootings in the neighbourhood.

Back in February, a man in his twenties was shot outside a home on Roxborough Ave. near Glengrove Ave.

The following month, a home on Oriole Cres. was riddled with bullets. There were people home at the time but no one was hurt.

In September, a 25-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious injuries after a shooting on Reid Ave.

All of the incidents happened within a one or two-block radius of each other.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about the most recent incident to contact Hamilton police.

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