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Pedestrian hurt in daylight pellet gun shooting in downtown Hamilton

Police are looking for three suspects after an alleged shooting in downtown Hamilton.
Police are looking for three suspects after an alleged shooting in downtown Hamilton. Hamilton Police Service

Hamilton police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a daylight shooting involving a pellet gun.

Officers were called to Main Street West and Hess Street South just before 5:00 p.m. Tuesday after witnesses reported seeing a man in a vehicle who was holding a possible firearm.

About an hour later, police saw the suspect vehicle stopped at a red light at the intersection of Main Street East and Hughson Street North.

Police say the driver pointed a firearm out of the front passenger window and fired a single shot at a person standing on the sidewalk before the vehicle sped off.

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The victim was struck in the chest by a BB pellet and suffered minor injuries.

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Police say three men in the vehicle are described as white and in their twenties.

The suspect vehicle is a dark grey or black four-door sedan.

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