CRIME SCENE: 2 people seriously hurt after separate shootings in Hamilton
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Police are seeking the public’s help after two separate shootings overnight across the Hamilton area.
Hamilton Police said the first incident happened Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. near Harmony Ave. and Barton St. in the city’s east end, where a vehicle travelling westbound was shot at by two people on foot.
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The suspects ran south, while the victim drove to a nearby mall to contact police.
Police said one person was hospitalized with serious injuries and they suspect the shooting was targeted.
Residents and businesses in the area were asked to check their surveillance or dash cameras for footage of two people who may have been on foot.
Police also responded to a shooting in the rural Flamborough area Sunday at 3:20 a.m. after a party at a short-term rental property near Hwy. 6 and Concession Rd. 6 W. took a violent turn.
Cops said one person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a shooting.
There was no information on suspects or suspect vehicles as police also asked residents in the area to check their surveillance or dash cameras for anything suspicious.
Police can be contacted at 905-546-4883, shootingresponseteam@hamiltonpolice.ca or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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A 46-year-old woman is fighting for her life in an area hospital after a crash in Etobicoke.
Toronto Police said they responded to a crash Saturday just after 10:30 p.m. in the Park Lawn Rd.-Kinsdale Blvd. area, where a female pedestrian was crossing Park Lawn before being struck by a vehicle that was making a left-hand turn from Kinsdale onto southbound Park Lawn.
The pedestrian, originally reported to be in her 20s, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police asked anyone with video footage to contact them at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.
2 CRITICAL AFTER 401 CRASH
Two people were critically hurt after an early morning multi-vehicle crash on a section of Hwy. 401 in Mississauga.
First responders were called to the westbound lanes of the highway near Dixie Rd. Sunday before 2 a.m., CP24 reported, with OPP officers performing CPR on one victim when firefighters arrived.
A call to the OPP was not immediately returned.
Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told CP24 that two people were taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. There was no update on the status of the victims as of Sunday afternoon.
The crash closed all westbound lanes of the 401 and partly closed the eastbound lanes as well, but they had reopened by mid-morning.
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