VIDEO: Person shot in home invasion in Ontario; police hunt for 2 men
Published November 6, 2024 at 7:50 am
A man was shot during a home invasion an Ontario community.
Police were called to reports of a man shot in a home in the Paradise Valley Trail and Fairmont Ridge Trail area in Nobletown (King Township) around 6:23 p.m. on Monday, York Regional Police said.
When officers arrived, a 39-year-old man was found shot and taken to a trauma centre with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The man shot did not live in the home but came to help the homeowners. The two men confronted the man and then shot him, police said.
The suspects then left the home and were last seen getting into a pickup truck that fled the scene.
A video shows one man firing a gun inside a home.
Police are looking for two men.
The first person is described as a man with tan skin, approximately five-foot-eight inches tall and medium build. He was wearing blue jeans, a white hooded sweatshirt, a black T-shirt with reflective trimming, a black toque, a black face covering, black shoes and black gloves.
The second person is described as a Black man with a thin build. He was wearing black pants, a black hooded sweater with reflective trimming, a black face covering, grey shoes with white soles, white socks and yellow gloves. He may have tattoos on his right wrist.
Anyone with information should contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6630, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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