42-year-old gunned down in driveway of his Stoney Creek home: police

A 42-year-old man is dead after he was gunned down in the driveway of his Stoney Creek home Monday.

While police say they are keeping their minds open about the targeted shooting, a Hamilton Police investigator says there are "similarities" between it and recent deaths involving victims with connections to organized crime who were killed at home.

Officers were called to a home on Portofino Place around 10:45 p.m. Monday after reports shots had been fired. They found a man with multiple gunshot wounds.

Paramedics were on hand to treat the man, but he died of his injuries at the scene, said Det. Sgt. Jim Callender during a media update outside police headquarters Tuesday morning.

Investigators say the victim's next of kin are still being notified, so they're not releasing his name at this point.

Some members of the man's family were in the home when the shots were fired outside, said Callender.

"He is a family man and unfortunately it's another one of these cases where there's collateral damage to these investigations."

On Tuesday Callender said he's not aware of any links between the most recent homicide victim and traditional organized crime at this point, but that's something police will look into as part of their investigation.

The detective did say the person was known to police, "but the interactions were limited."

Some details of Monday-night shooting appear to mirror recent hits targeting people linked to organized crime who were killed at home.

Albert Iavarone, a 50-year-old real estate agent police say didn't have a criminal record, but was associated with people involved in organized crime, was shot by someone who waited in the bushes until he returned home on the night of September 13.

Cece Luppino, the son of mobster Rocco Luppino was killed at a Hamilton home owned by his father in January 2019, in what police described as a "targeted" shooting. Investigators said Luppino also did not have a criminal record when he died.

Open to all possibilities

Callender allowed that there are "some similarities" with other recent shootings involving members of organized crime, but added he remains open to all possibilities and stressed the investigation is still in its early stages.

"[It's] too early to to say what precipitated right before the incident happened," he explained.

Officers have collected some surveillance video and will be canvassing today for more. The only suspect information available at this point is that police are searching for a four-door sedan.

Callender said at least one person was involved in the shooting and, based on the information he has at this point, he believes one gun was used.

"We're looking at various avenues ... as to the cause and nature of this homicide."