Windsor police seek suspects after drive-by shooting caught on dash cam

WATCH ABOVE: Police in Windsor have released dash cam footage of a drive-by shooting in the city’s downtown core.

TORONTO — Police have released dash cam footage of a brazen daytime drive-by shooting in Windsor, Ont. Wednesday afternoon, in hopes of identifying the suspects involved.

Police responded to the intersection of Howard Avenue and Erie Street for a call of shots being fired at about 2:15 p.m.

Witnesses reported a green Toyota fired at a black Jaguar and both vehicles fled the area.

Officers spotted a red Nissan at the scene facing northbound on Howard Avenue, just south of Eerie Street, that had bullet holes in its windshield.

Police spoke with the 31-year-old driver and determined that as the Toyota passed a male suspect extended his arm out of the vehicle and fired a handgun at the Jaguar, which was in front of the Nissan.

The driver then told police he had a dash cam that captured the incident on video, and police determined the shooter was visible in the footage.

The suspect fired at the driver’s side door of the Jaguar and it police said it appeared that one of the rounds ricocheted off the Jaguar and struck the windshield of the Nissan.

Police said the bullet travelled through the windshield, struck the driver’s shirt collar and entered the driver’s seat.

“It is fortunate that the driver only sustained very minor injuries from glass fragments as the projectile went through the windshield,” Windsor police spokesman Sgt. Matt D’Asti said in a statement.

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The driver suffered minor injuries from glass fragments striking him as the bullet went through the windshield.

Police said after the shooting, the driver of the Jaguar appears to chase after the Toyota.

No suspects have been apprehended but police said the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Windsor Police.

With files from Andrew Russell