Victim of Hamilton's latest homicide identified as 19-year-old man
No arrests have been made in yet in the deadly shooting
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The victim of Hamilton’s second homicide of 2024 has been identified as 19-year-old Alexander Circiumaru.
Police say officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 119 King St. W. shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday and found a man on the sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds.
The victim, a Hamilton resident, was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination was conducted Thursday in Toronto.
Police believe it was a targeted shooting and say Circiumaru, whose family released his photo, was walking on the sidewalk when a single male shooter jumped out of a car and fired several times before returning to the car.
The vehicle was last seen fleeing west on King St. W. towards Queen St. N.
The shooter is described as a male, dressed in black and he was wearing a face mask while the vehicle is believed to be a newer-model, black or dark grey Honda Civic with a spoiler on the trunk.
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Police are reviewing area CCTV video in an effort to identify suspects.
Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 905-546-3874 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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