26-year-old 'innocent bystander' killed in daylight Hamilton shooting: police | CBC News
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Hamilton police are searching for a suspect following a shooting that killed 26-year-old Belinda Sarkodie. The shooting occurred downtown near King Street, where police found two victims: a male with non-life-threatening injuries and Sarkodie, who died at the scene. Sarkodie, originally from Ghana, had been in Canada since 2024 and was spending time in the downtown area with a friend when the incident happened. Investigators believe the male victim was the intended target, and the shooter remains at large.
Hamilton police are conducting a search for a suspect involved in a shooting that tragically killed Belinda Sarkodie, a 26-year-old woman identified as an innocent bystander.
The chaotic shooting scene resulted in two victims, with one male victim being treated for non-life-threatening injuries while Sarkodie was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe that Sarkodie was not the intended target; rather, she was caught in the crossfire during a shooting incident that took place near a crowded Art Crawl festival.
The suspect is described as a male with a medium build, brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt with a white design, blue shorts, and a medical style mask.
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