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UPDATE: Police identify Toronto man as victim in west Hamilton homicide

Hamilton police are investigating a homicide at an apartment building on Carling Street. Anthony Urciuoli / 900 CHML

Hamilton police are investigating a homicide in the city’s west end.

Officers were called to Carling Street and Tope Crescent, near King Street and Highway 403, around 11:45 p.m. Sunday night after a man was found on the road with gunshot wounds.

Police say he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Lisa Polewski/900 CHML

The victim has been identified as Suleiman Husaini, 31, of Toronto.

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Two men were seen fleeing the scene in a small sedan headed east along Main Street West.

The Major Crime Unit is investigating and police are canvassing the area for witnesses and surveillance camera footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Andrew Coughlan at 905-546-3874 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

It’s the sixth homicide in the city of Hamilton in 2019.

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