“Escalating incidents” between two Hamilton excessive faculties are believed to be related to a automotive crash final week that left a 15-year-old boy deceased, police say.
Witnesses reported to police that two or three automobiles have been racing on the Lincoln Alexander Parkway, close to the Higher Gage Avenue overpass, simply after 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
At one level, two of the automobiles collided and misplaced management.
Whereas the driving force of 1 car regained management, the opposite, who was driving a Toyota SUV, left the street and rolled a number of instances, police mentioned, including that a number of occupants have been ejected from the car.
Three of the Toyota’s occupants have been transported to hospital with critical accidents. One of many occupants, a 15-year-old boy from Hamilton, was pronounced deceased shorty after.
In an replace on Monday, police mentioned investigators have since realized that the drivers of a black Ford Focus and a silver Infiniti have been chasing a Toyota Rav 4 within the parking zone at St. Jean de Brebeuf Secondary Faculty “moments before the fatal collision.”
“The collision is believed to be connected to a series of escalating incidents between St. Jean de Brebeuf and Nora Frances Henderson students,” police mentioned.
Police haven’t mentioned what preceded the chase or launched any further details about the obvious tensions between the 2 faculties.
The 15-year-old boy who died has not been recognized by police, nonetheless, 18-year-old Hamilton resident Vincenzino Stumpo has been charged with harmful operation inflicting bodily hurt and harmful operation inflicting dying.
It’s unclear if Stumpo or the sufferer have been college students at both faculty.
Hamilton police mentioned it would work with the communities of each faculties, that are situated a bit over a kilometre away from one another, to “ensure the safety of staff and students.”
Police added that “officers will be in the area of St. Jean de Brebeuf and Nora Frances Henderson Secondary schools on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 to maintain a secure environment and address any concerns.”
The motive force of the silver Infiniti has not but been situated and investigators are advising him to give up to police.
Police mentioned their investigation into the crash continues and are asking anybody who witnessed the collision to contact investigators at 905-546-4753 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
