Youth arrested in connection to gunshots fired in Kitchener
Posted Jun 8, 2025 02:31:03 PM.
Last Updated Jun 10, 2025 09:53:32 AM.
Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a youth in connection to a shooting incident that happened in Kitchener on June 5.
It happened around 8:35 p.m. when officers were called to the area of Monte Carlo Street and Victoria Street south for reports of gunshots.
Police determined that a group of youths were outside a residential complex in the area when they were approached by a male suspect. Police say he fired multiple gunshots into the ground before running away.
No physical injuries were sustained.
On June 7, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the area of Strasburg Road and Kingswood Drive and arrested a male youth.
The 13-year-old Kitchener male has been charged with multiple firearms-related offences, including:
- Two counts of point firearm;
- Discharge firearm with intent – endanger life;
- Utter threats to cause death or bodily harm;
- Carrying concealed weapon;
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose;
- Unauthorized possession of firearm;
- Firearm or weapon – possession contrary to a prohibitions order; and
- Two counts of failure to comply with sentence or disposition.
The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777, extension 6370, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.
