One man is dead and a suspect remains at large following a Saturday afternoon shooting in Kitchener.
Waterloo Regional Police received a report of a shooting at 49 Ardelt Ave. near the area of Ottawa Street South and Homer Watson Boulevard around 3:55 p.m. Saturday.
According to police, when officers arrived they found a man with “injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.”
The victim, a 39-year-old man, was taken to an out-of-region hospital where he later died.
Investigators believe this was a targeted incident and are looking for a suspect described as a male, wearing a black coat, light-coloured pants and black shoes.
The suspect in a shooting investigation is described as a male, wearing a black coat, light-coloured pants, and black shoes. (WRPS)“The investigation is ongoing by WRPS’ Major Crime, General Investigations, and Forensic Identification Units,” police said in a media release. “There will continue to be an increased police presence in the area as investigators conduct a canvass for witnesses and information.”