Durham Regional Police Chief Peter Moreira is talking out after photographs had been fired outdoors two properties within the area for the second time in as many days.
“Unfortunately we saw even more gun violence in @RegionofDurham last night. About 20 casings have been found near a home in Whitby,” Moreira mentioned on X.
Sadly we noticed much more gun violence in @RegionofDurham final night time. About 20 casings have been discovered close to a house in Whitby. @DRPS officers are investigating this incident and following up on leads. When you reside within the Haverhill Dr space and you’ve got sprint cams recorded…
— Peter Moreira (@Chief_Moreira) December 19, 2024
It occurred within the Haverhill Drive space, within the neighborhood of Baldwin Road and Robert Attersley Drive, at round 1:20 a.m.
Durham police launched an audio recording of the gunfire piercing the quiet of the night time. They mentioned they had been referred to as to the realm after the photographs had been heard.
“Officers arrived on scene and located a number of shell casings in the area. Two different types of shell casings were located, leading us to believe to that at least two types of firearms were used,” police mentioned in a submit on X.
Two properties had been situated with bullet holes, based on officers. They are saying there have been folks inside each homes on the time of the capturing, however nobody was injured.
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On Thursday, December 19, 2024 at roughly a.m., members of Central West Division responded to the realm of Haverhill Cres., (space of Robert Attersley and Baldwin Road). in Whitby for an armed particular person.
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— Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) December 19, 2024
The incident comes only a day after 14 photographs had been fired at a housing complicated in Oshawa.
An Oshawa mother informed CP24 that she found bullet holes in in her daughter’s dresser and within the ceiling of her front room after gunfire erupted at a housing complicated within the space of Mary Road North and Taunton Highway shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Moreira mentioned that households had been dwelling and asleep whereas “coward(s) fired indiscriminately,” within the space.
He mentioned Thursday that police are “committed” to combating gun crime and taking unlawful weapons off the streets.
“We are committed to dedicating more resources to preventing and investigating gun related crimes,” he wrote in his newest submit. “Each illegal gun we take off the streets prevents untold numbers of shootings and victimization.”
He mentioned police are urging anybody who has dashcam footage from the realm on the time to succeed in out to investigators or to name Crime Stoppers anonymously.
He additionally urged anybody who is aware of the place unlawful weapons are situated to name police or Crime Stoppers.
With recordsdata from Codi Wilson
