Shooting investigation underway after victim attends local hospital
Posted Jul 24, 2025 07:27:52 AM.
Last Updated Jul 24, 2025 02:08:13 PM.
Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a shooting occurrence after a victim showed up in hospital with a gunshot wound.
Police say they were contacted Wednesday by hospital staff after someone visited a local emergency department in Kitchener.
The victim, a 33-year-old male, is said to have had a non-life-threatening injury consistent with a gunshot wound.
Police have not named the hospital from which the call originated, though a post on the service’s daily incidents page with a matching occurrence number indicates officers responded to a weapons-related call in the area of Queen’s Boulevard in Kitchener on Wednesday around 11 p.m.
Police have not specified the location in which the shooting occurred.
Police say the initial investigation has led them to believe the incident was targeted.
Anyone with information that can assist in the ongoing investigation is asked to contact police.
Anonymous tips can also be provided through Crime Stoppers, online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.
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