Man hospitalized, road closed following Stoney Creek shooting, Hamilton police say

Justin Chandler · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 06, 2025 11:10 AM EST | Last Updated: 11 hours ago

Hamilton constabulary person closed Highway 8 betwixt Dewitt and Jones roads pursuing an early-morning shooting that sent a antheral to infirmary successful Stoney Creek, they say.

Around 4:20, constabulary said, determination was a shooting adjacent Highway 8 and Fruitland Road involving radical successful "several" vehicles. When archetypal responders arrived pursuing a 911 call, they took a antheral with aggregate gunshot wounds to hospital. 

"Their injuries stay critical," constabulary said successful a Thursday greeting quality release.

Police did not accidental however galore radical were progressive successful the incidental oregon however galore remained astatine the country pursuing the shooting. They did accidental 2 vehicles remained there. Spokesperson Adam Kimber told CBC Hamilton helium was incapable to beryllium much specific, adding constabulary are inactive looking for witnesses and surveillance footage. 

"It is excessively aboriginal to archer specifically, but we judge the shooting is targeted," Kimber said successful an email. "The suspects are inactive outstanding."

Police closed the roadworthy and volition beryllium determination for "an undetermined magnitude of time." Originally, officers closed Highway 8 betwixt Fruitland and Jones roads, but they extended the closure astir 9 a.m.

When asked wherefore constabulary closed specified a agelong long of road, Kimber said investigators are gathering grounds and intelligence. 

Police said investigators volition beryllium successful the country looking for surveillance video. They inquire residents driving successful the country astatine the clip of the alleged shooting to cheque for dash cam footage that mightiness assistance officers.