Hamilton police have arrested a suspect after a shooting in broad daylight in the city’s east end.
Officers were called to a residential complex near Barton Street and Kenora Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday after gun shots were fired.
Investigators say a couple was walking along Kenora Avenue when the man and some nearby residents got into a verbal confrontation.
Police say the situation escalated and the man fired a gun in a resident’s direction, causing damage to the property.
No one was hurt and the couple fled the scene.
Officers say they quickly located the 44-year-old suspect and arrested him, and seized a firearm, fentanyl and money believed to be associated with illicit drug sales.
The man has been charged with nine firearm-related offences, possession of a controlled drug for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000.