Police arrest man already in custody for east Hamilton shooting

A Hamilton man who is already in custody for unrelated offences is now facing more charges in connection with a shooting in May in the city’s east end.

Police say they identified the suspect involved in a shooting that happened on May 10 outside of 30 Congress Crescent.

Officers say surveillance video that was released to the public showed the front doors of the apartment building being shot with a green laser sight.

Detectives arrested and charged 23-year-old Alexander La with multiple offences, including possession of a loaded prohibited firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm.

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Just three days after the shooting on Congress Crescent, La was one of three men involved in a gun battle that erupted in an alleyway off of Kinrade Avenue on May 13.

The well-known criminal also allegedly tried to break into an apartment on Hunter Street on May 30. During that incident, police say he physically assaulted a 40-year-old woman with a firearm and then proceeded to rob a 70-year-old woman of her cellphone before fleeing.

Additionally, La is facing 12 charges in relation to a triple shooting on June 2 at the intersection of Gage Avenue North and Cannon Street East.

He has also been charged in connection with the homicide of 37-year-old Randy Peardon, which took place on June 15.