Man dead after shooting in Kitchener, police link incident to ‘organized crime’
Posted Dec 2, 2025 05:12:31 AM.
Last Updated Dec 3, 2025 09:52:02 AM.
One man is dead following a shooting in the Country Hills neighbourhood of Kitchener, regional police say.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Century Hill and Country Hill drives around 10 p.m. Monday after receiving multiple reports of gunshots.
According to WRPS, officers arrived to find a 32-year-old Kitchener man with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the shooting was likely targeted.
“What we can say at this point is that we do believe that there are connections to organized crime in this investigation,” Melissa Quarrie, public information officer with the Waterloo Regional Police Service, said. “We do encourage anyone with information to contact police.”
Century Hill Drive was closed between Old Country Drive and Bleams Road for the investigation.
Photos from the scene show a white SUV crashed into a tree in the front yard of one of the homes in the area, with a reflective tarp over the driver’s side door.
Police have since confirmed to 570 NewsRadio the victim was shot inside the vehicle.
Shaundra Gardiner lives in the area and says this latest incident simply adds to her feeling less safe in her neighbourhood
“There’s a lot of children, and I do worry about the safety of myself and the people around here. There is an increase of, I would say, violence around our area and police presence. I hope this can change, and we can be safe.”
WRPS Chief Mark Crowell was a guest on The Mike Farwell Show and spoke about how crime reduction efforts are producing positive results but the numbers don’t really matter when the crime takes place in your backyard.
“Up until recently, we were driving down gun violence, break and enters and robberies, those are our top three offences of concern, by about 20 per cent compared to last year. But the stats go out the window when you just think about one individual, one family, one neighbourhood impacted and they’re forever changed.”
Crowell did cite some statistics from 2025. He said there have been 17 shootings in Waterloo Region this year and four homicides. The region has averaged five homicides and 21 shooting incidents a year over the last four or five years.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation, and are asking any witnesses to come forward so that they can identify the suspects.
