Folks dwelling in a Kitchener townhouse advanced had been jolted awake Thursday morning by the sound of gunshots.
The capturing, within the space of Courtland Avenue East and Block Line Street, occurred round 5:50 a.m.
No accidents had been reported, however for the folks dwelling close by, the incident has left them on edge.
Residents informed police cordoned off some areas with vivid yellow tape, however the folks dwelling within the neighbourhood got no additional details about the investigation whereas officers combed the realm.
In a media launch, investigators with the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) mentioned a number of folks had been concerned in an altercation within the space when the pictures had been fired.
They consider the folks concerned knew one another.
Earlier this week, spoke with WRPS Police Chief Mark Crowell concerning the variety of shootings to date this 12 months.
“We’ve seen 12 shootings in our region to date,” he mentioned. “Compared to last year we had 18 total shootings. In 2022, 25 [shootings]. So we are concerned about the number of violent cases involving firearms.”
To this point, shootings this 12 months have resulted in a minimum of two deaths whereas a number of others have been harm.
Police are on the lookout for any witnesses to Thursday’s incident, or anybody who might have been within the space when the pictures had been fired.
