The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is investigating a shooting in Ajax that left one man with serious injuries and are seeking the public’s help in identifying three suspects.
On Sunday, July 6, at about 10:20 pm, officers from West Division responded to a report of an armed person in the area of Commercial Avenue and Hunt Street. When police arrived, they found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre with serious injuries.
According to police, the shooting followed a verbal altercation between the suspects and the victim. Investigators believe the incident was isolated.
Police are now looking to identify three male suspects:
- Suspect 1 is described as about six feet tall, wearing a black baseball cap, facemask, hoodie, jeans, and black shoes.
- Suspect 2 is described as having a heavy build and was wearing a face mask and all black clothing.
- Suspect 3 was wearing a face covering, hoodie, black pants, and light-coloured shoes.
The suspects fled the scene in a grey four-door vehicle, though the make and model remain unknown.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Constables Guminny or Davis of the West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2534.