Photo: Halton Police
An arrest has been made after shots were fired at an Oakville apartment building on Sunday.
At roughly 2:00 a.m., Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) officers received a report of a person with a weapon at an apartment building on Stewart Street in Oakville. The HRPS says that “significant police resources” were sent to the building and an investigation confirmed multiple shots had been fired through a door of one of the apartments.
Fortunately, there were no physical injuries as a result of the gunfire.
Police arrested a 24-year-old man from Oakville a short time later. He was found near the scene. The accused and the target of the shooting are known to one another, meaning this is not a random shooting.
The unnamed man has been charged with the following:
- Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition
- Possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized
- Possession contrary to order CC 117.01(1)
- Discharge firearm with intent
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
- Careless use of firearm
The accused was held pending a bail hearing on Monday, October 4th.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2216
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
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