Police say 1 person died in Hamilton Shooting downtown

One person died after a hamilton shooting in downtown Hamilton on Thursday night, police said. Officers responded to reports at Main St. W. and Caroline Street South and first said one person had been taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.

Investigators later said that person had been pronounced dead. Hamilton Police said they believe there may be more injured people who left the scene, widening the number of people affected beyond the death they have already reported.

Main St. W. and Caroline Street South

The shooting took place at Main St. W. and Caroline Street South in downtown Hamilton. Police also said they want residents in the area of Main Street West and Caroline Street to review their CCTV cameras for anything suspicious and to report it to police.

That request points to the next step in the investigation: officers are looking for footage from nearby homes and businesses that could show what happened before, during, or after the shooting. The circumstances leading up to it are still unknown, so any camera recording from that block could help narrow the timeline.

Hamilton Police investigation

Hamilton Police said after the shooting that they believe there may be more injured parties who fled the scene. That leaves open the possibility that the one death is not the full count of people harmed on Thursday night.

For anyone in the immediate area, the practical step is simple: check any CCTV footage from Main Street West and Caroline Street and pass along anything unusual to police. The case now rests on whether investigators can identify who else left the scene and what the cameras show.