NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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On May 31, 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to a residence in St. Catharines for a belated shooting incident.
Officers attended the home on Vansickle Road near McCaffrey Crescent. Officers were directed to the damage to the house and two cars on the property.
1 District St. Catharines detectives have been assigned to the investigation. Forensic examination conducted by detectives from the Forensic Services Unit has confirmed the damage sustained to both the house and vehicles was from bullets discharged from a firearm.
Further investigation has determined that the shooting incident is believed to have occurred at approximately 2 a.m. on May 31 and may have involved four to six shots.
No one was injured because of this incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, extension 1009590.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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