Ontario police look for shooting suspect who may be in Montreal
Police have released photos of a suspect who allegedly discharged a firearm inside a Petawawa apartment building hallway in March. (OPP/Handout)
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking for a suspect involved in an Upper Ottawa Valley shooting who may be in Montreal.
The shooting happened on March 22 when a man fired in the hallway of an apartment building on Wolfe Avenue in Petawawa. Police later learned the suspect targeted the wrong home.
No injuries were reported.
The shooter reportedly fled on foot and is still at large. OPP believe he is in the Montreal area.
The suspect is described as a white male between 30 and 40 years old, about 5′10″ with a thin build who was last seen wearing a dark-coloured medical mask, dark jacket and dark pants.
He is considered armed and a potential risk to public safety. If seen, people are urged to call 9-1-1 and to not approach the individual.
Search warrants were obtained in Ontario and Quebec on Thursday as part of the investigation.
Eight people were arrested and charged with a total of 47 offences.
During the investigation, police seized the following items quantities:
Nine millimetre handgun with serial number removed
Two replica handguns
Ammunition
17,000 suspected methamphetamine tablets
15.5 kg suspected cocaine
12.3 kg suspected fentanyl
124 g suspected crack cocaine
3,000 suspected hydromorphone tablets
112 g suspected crystal methamphetamine
Jewelry valued at $150,000
More than $264,000 in Canadian currency
The estimated street value of the drugs seized is more than $2.5 million.
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