Hamilton police are investigating two separate shootings that left five people injured in what they say was a “violent night” in the city.
The first one occurred at Peddles Tavern on Barton Street East. Police said they responded to the bar’s parking lot at around 11:45 p.m. Saturday and found a 20-year-old man and a 28-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries.
“My information is the incident that happened at Peddles Tavern was not directly related to the tavern itself. It just occurred in the parking lot,” Insp. Jim Callender told reporters during a press conference Sunday afternoon.
“I don’t know if there was a disturbance that happened within Peddles earlier or anything like that, but it just happened to be in the vicinity of Peddles Tavern.”
Callender said the two victims had been uncooperative with the investigation. He did not say why.
He added that it appeared to be a “targeted” shooting.
Meanwhile, the suspect is described as a Black male …