Police say a 33-year-old man shot several times in Hamilton, Ont. Monday afternoon was briefly pursued by his attacker to a parking lot prior to his death.
Homicide investigators say the deceased was discovered by officers around 5 p.m. in a parking lot of a business park across the street from his employer.
Staff Sgt. Sara Beck said the victim, who was working at the time, had a “very brief interaction” with a suspect outside of Satellite Tires at 100 Nebo Road before the shooting.
“It was out front of the business,” Beck revealed.
She said the victim, a Hamilton man identified in a police update at central station Tuesday, then attempted to evade his pursuer on foot before being chased into a small business park.
The suspect then fled northbound on Nebo Road before entering a dark-coloured four-door SUV.
Beck said employees at the tire outlet have since been questioned and it’s believed the suspect is a man, six feet tall with a slim build, wearing dark clothing and a blue surgical mask.
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“The motive for the homicide at this time remains unknown,” Beck said.
“Residents can expect police presence in the area for the next 48 hours while we collect video and continue to speak to witnesses.”
She added the victim was “known to police,” but did not elaborate further on previous encounters with the service.
Detectives are seeking surveillance video from businesses and residents in the area between 2:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Monday, which they believe is the timeframe of when the suspect and the SUV stopped in the area of Nebo and Hempstead before the shooting.
“There’s so much video, actually, that it will take us a couple of days to collect it all to really put it all in one suspect,” Beck explained.
“We believe that there are at least two, as there was somebody else driving the vehicle.”
Anyone with information is being asked to reach out to Hamilton Police or anonymously via Crime Stoppers.
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