NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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On Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, shortly after 2 a.m., the South Simcoe Police Service responded to a report of a home being struck by gunfire in the area of Colborne Street and 8th Line in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Police learned that a 30-year-old resident was awakened by the sound of a bullet travelling overhead as it passed through two windows in the home, narrowly missing the victim. Investigators were able to determine the bullet was an errant round that was fired from the intersection of the 8th Line and Barrie Street, Bradford. It has been determined that the home and the resident were not the intended targets.
Today, officers will be conducting a canvass for witnesses and surveillance footage in the area of the 8th Line and Yonge Street of Bradford. Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area and may have witnessed the shooting, or those who may have dash camera footage during that time period, to contact Det.-Sgt. Ben Irwin at 905-775-3311 or [email protected].
This incident marks the fifth reported and confirmed illegal discharge of a firearm in the urban area of Bradford in 2022.
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