Ontario man shot after letting 6-year-old play with gun, police allege

In a Hamilton police crackdown, 5 caller arrests person been made during an ongoing probe to tackle the caller spur of shootings successful the city.

The investigations are portion of broader enactment from the Shooting Response Team (SRT) to curb gun violence arsenic the metropolis witnesses an all-time record-breaking 54 shootings.

As portion of their efforts, 328 firearms and 70 restricted weapons person been seized — galore of which person been modified for high-capacity firing, they say.

“Sadly, this is simply a world we are seeing connected the streets,” said Supt. Marty Schulenberg during a quality league Monday.

Among the caller arrests is simply a 25-year-old Hamilton nonmigratory who was charged aft allegedly letting a six-year-old kid play with a weapon connected Aug. 13, 2023. The firearm went off, leaving the antheral with a non-life-threatening injury.

He faces respective charges including obstructing a bid officer, nationalist mischief and careless usage of a firearm. The firearm has not yet been recovered.

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While Hamilton constabulary stay said they stay steadfast successful their attack to tackle weapon violence, “a deficiency of cooperation” from witnesses has made it “frustrating,” Det. Matthew Dugdale said.

Supt. Schulenberg stressed the request for assemblage practice to support Hamilton harmless during this unprecedented time.

“There is inactive overmuch enactment to beryllium done,” helium said.

“We cannot go complacent astir weapon unit successful our city. We request radical to talk up and talk retired erstwhile they spot thing suspicious successful their neighborhoods.”

Anyone with accusation astir caller shootings successful the metropolis is asked to interaction Hamilton police.