Shooting on Hamilton’s east Mountain leaves man with ‘serious’ injuries

A shooting on Hamilton's east Mountain left a man in hospital with serious injuries in the early hours of Sunday.

Shortly after 1 a.m. on Sept. 5, Hamilton police found the man in the Stone Church Road East and Upper Ottawa Street area with a single gunshot wound. The man had serious but non-life threatening injuries," according to a police media release.

Police are treating the shooting as targeted.

Anyone with information that could help with the investigation is asked to contact Acting Det. Sgt. Mike Hall at 905-546-3851 or Det. Cst. Jeff Dumond at 905-546-8963.

Anonymous tips can be provided by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com

Maria Iqbal is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator covering aging. Reach her via email: miqbal@thespec.com.