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Hamilton Police Say a Firearm Was Discharged in the Area of Green Road and North Service Road in Stoney Creek at About 7:30 a.m. Sunday, That Investigators Believe It Was a Targeted Shooting, and That the Shooting Response Team Has the Investigation (October 11, 2026)

Hamilton police say a firearm was discharged in the area of Green Road and North Service Road in Stoney Creek at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2026, and that investigators believe this was a targeted shooting. The Hamilton Police Service Shooting Response Team has the investigation, according to the release the force published at 5:18 p.m. the same day. Investigators believe the shooter fled westbound on North Service Road toward the QEW in a black four-door Hyundai Sonata, the release says, and no suspect description is available. The release describes the incident as the 26th shooting of 2026. It mentions no injuries, no arrest and no charge, and names no criminal organization. CHCH News, which published its own account earlier the same day, reported that a notice letter it obtained from the building refers to 461 Green Road, where a firearm was discharged in the rear parking lot; that account does not mention injuries either.

What the Release Says Happened

The Hamilton Police Service release places the shooting in the area of Green Road and North Service Road in Stoney Creek at approximately 7:30 a.m. on October 11, 2026. It says investigators believe that this was a targeted shooting, and that the Hamilton Police Service Shooting Response Team has the investigation. The release does not name anyone, gives no age or sex for anyone, and does not say whether a person was hurt. It mentions no arrest or charge, and it does not say whether a firearm was recovered.

The release describes the shooting as the 26th of 2026. It carries no quotation attributed to a named officer; Jackie Penman, Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, is listed as the media contact.

The Vehicle and the Camera Appeal

Investigators believe the shooter fled westbound on North Service Road toward the QEW in a black four-door Hyundai Sonata, according to the release. No suspect description is available, it says. Police ask residents and businesses in the area with dash cameras or surveillance cameras to review their footage for suspicious activity or vehicles between 7:00 and 7:45 a.m. Tips go to the Shooting Response Team at 905-546-4883, and anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers of Hamilton at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

What CHCH Reported From the Building

CHCH News reported the shooting earlier the same day, in an account by Julia Vellucci posted at 11:21 a.m. and updated at 5:44 p.m. CHCH reported that a notice letter it obtained from the building refers to 461 Green Road, and that a firearm was discharged in the building’s rear parking lot. The address and the parking-lot location come from that notice as CHCH describes it, not from the police release, which gives only the intersection.

According to the CHCH account, the rear visitor parking area is inaccessible. CHCH reported that an emergency meeting will review security at the building, discuss enhanced access control and consider expanded camera coverage. An earlier version of the account advised the public to expect delays and avoid the area.

Why It Matters

Hamilton police say investigators believe this was a targeted shooting, and the Shooting Response Team, the force’s dedicated shooting-investigation unit, has the file. No gang, club or criminal organization is named by police.

The release mentions no arrest or charge, and anyone who is charged would be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Everything stated here about the shooting is what the force published on October 11, 2026 or what CHCH News reported the same day; that the shooting was targeted is the police characterization, not a finding of fact. No gang, outlaw motorcycle club, crime family, syndicate or cartel label has been used here, because neither source used one.