Hamilton police investigate downtown shooting

Hamilton police are investigating a Friday night shooting downtown.

Police said they responded to a shooting in the area of Gibson Avenue and Wilson Street at approximately 11:40 p.m. on June 3.

No injuries were reported, police said.

Investigators are asking area residents to check security camera footage between 11:15 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. for signs of suspicious activity," police said in a release. They are also asking drivers who were in the area Friday night to check dash camera footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Const. Jennyfer Carranza-Mejia at 905-546-3818 or the staff sergeant at 905-546-4725.

Earlier in the day, police also responded to another shooting in which no one was injured.

In that incident, a man was walking his dog in a residential neighbourhood in Stoney Creek when two people jumped out of a car and shot at him, firing several bullets, police said.

The dog walker ran into a nearby residence.

Kate McCullough is an education reporter at The Spectator. kmccullough@thespec.com