Teen arrested in shooting inside crowded Hamilton Tim Hortons
Police were called to a Tim Hortons at Barton and Chapple Streets at 1:53 p.m., they said
Police have arrested a Hamilton teen after a shooting inside a crowded Tim Hortons in central Hamilton this weekend.
Officers arrested the male, who Staff Sgt. Scott Balinson describes as being under the age of 16, shortly after the shooting near Tim Hortons Field stadium on Saturday.
Police were called to a Tim Hortons at Barton and Chapple Streets at 1:53 p.m., Balinson said.
Officers responded quickly and found the shooting victim — also a teenager — near the restaurant.
He had minor injuries from a single gun shot.
Balinson couldn't speak to the relationship between victim and culprit, only that the incident wasn't random. It occurred in a corridor away from the crowd, he said.
"Fortunately, in this circumstance, there was no threat to the patrons," he said.
The victim received minor injuries and cooperated with police, he said. Officers found the suspect at a home nearby not long after the shooting.
The Tim Hortons is a block away from Tim Hortons Field stadium, where crowds were arriving to watch a game between the Hamilton Ticats and Edmonton Eskimos.
The incident is just the latest in a rash of youth gun violence in Hamilton. Last month, 18-year-old Shariek Douse was killed in the North End.
That same week, a group of teens were charged with numerous offences in a gun bust in central Hamilton, including a 14-year-old charged with 22 crimes.