Brad Hunter
A Hamilton Police cruiser.Photo by Brad Hunter /Toronto Sun
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A 17-year-old boy was shot to death and two men were seriously injured in a targeted shooting at a Stoney Creek plaza.
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Cops say that the gunfire occurred around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Paramount Dr. and Mud St. W. behind an Indian restaurant in a strip plaza.
The gunplay unfolded in the rear parking lot of 288 Mud St. W. when two suspects approached the three individuals.
The gunmen then began firing, cutting down the victims in a hail of bullets.
Supt. Dave Thompson of the Hamilton Paramedic Service told The Spectator that the three male victims were taken to a local trauma hospital.
The 17-year-old sustained critical injuries and was pronounced dead in hospital. His name is not being released pending notification of next of kin.
The 35-year-old male sustained life-altering injuries while 25-year-old male was treated for his injuries and has since been released.
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Hamilton Police Service cordoned off the scene and expect to have a presence in the area all weekend.
Major crime has taken over the investigation and so far there are no suspect details.
Patrick Chaddock, 59Photo by Handout /Hamilton Police
So far in 2021, there have been 10 homicides in Hamilton and the city is on pace to equal or surpass last years record-breaking murder count of 17.
Most recently, detectives arrested and charged a man and a woman in the suspicious death of a man found in a wooded area three weeks ago.
Cops found a 38-year-old deceased male on June 25 and the death was deemed suspicious. But detectives say there was an altercation between the victim and two people in the wooded area that ended in the mans death.
Sebastian Winter, 26, and Breyanne Moreau, 23, both of Hamilton, have each been charged with second-degree murder.
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And on June 17, cops arrested and charged a Hamilton man in the citys eighth homicide of the year.
Colin Marcotte, 47, of Hamilton, is charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of 59-year-old Patrick Chaddock, who was found unconscious on the second-floor hallway of 737 Barton St. E.
The Hamilton Police Major Crime Unit is looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who has information about what took place.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Frank De Vuono at 905-546-3827.
To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com.
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