Hamilton police say officers are looking for a 35-year-old man in connection with the targeted shooting deaths of two central mountain residents.
Staff Sgt. Dave Oleniuk told reporters officers were called by a resident Saturday evening to check on the well-being of the residents.
After arriving at the victims’ townhouse on Towercrest Drive, west of Upper Wellington Street, he said officers found a woman and a man dead. It’s believed the homicides may have happened on Friday or Saturday.
Oleniuk identified the suspect in the investigation as David Thomson. The accused was described as being six-foot-one and weighing approximately 160 pounds. Oleniuk said Thomson is believed to be driving a gray 2013 Dodge Ram pickup truck with the licence plate AX70104.
Police said Thomson should be considered to be “armed and dangerous,” encouraging people to call 911 if Thomson or the vehicle are seen.
Oleniuk was asked why there was a delay in releasing information about the double homicide and the suspect. The service didn’t confirm the investigation until just after 2:45 p.m. on Sunday.
“At first, it was a question of determining the nature of the investigation (and) which way it would go and trying to identify a potential suspect,” he said.
“This incident was targeted so there was no other danger to the general public at the time … we had reason to believe that he may not know that the police were involved so we decided to hold back some information.
“To protect the integrity of the investigation, we did hold back some information. There is still information that we are holding back. It was our intention to check a few addresses before we did release the information of the suspect.”
Anyone with information was asked to call police at 905-546-3874 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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