Hamilton shooting: Video shows man firing gun into air in downtown parking lot

Hamilton police have released video footage that shows a man shooting a gun into the air while walking through a downtown parking lot over the weekend.

Police say that they were called to the parking lot on East Avenue North, near Victoria Avenue and Wilson Street, at around 3:40 a.m. on July 27 for a report of shots fired.

However, investigators were not immediately able to find any evidence of gunfire and cleared the scene.

In a news release issued on Thursday, police confirmed that investigators have since obtained video footage confirming that a shooting did take place.

The video released by police shows a man walking through a parking lot while pushing a bicycle. At one point, he appears to raise his right hand and fire at least one shot into the air.

Another individual can be seen in the foreground of the video standing beside a parked SUV. When the gun goes …