A quiet Sunday morning in London shattered with the sound of gunfire, leaving one man dead and another critically injured. The overnight shooting prompted a widespread police investigation, shutting down a vital stretch of Dundas Street in the Old East Village.
The initial 911 call came just after 4 a.m., reporting “multiple gunshots” echoing through the neighborhood. Officers swiftly responded to the 700-block of Dundas Street, a location alarmingly close to London police headquarters itself.
Upon arrival, officers discovered two male victims. Both were immediately transported to hospital, but despite urgent medical attention, one succumbed to his injuries. The second man remains hospitalized with serious, though non-life-threatening, wounds.
As of Sunday afternoon, the search for suspects continues, with no arrests made. Investigators are meticulously piecing together the events of the early morning hours, hoping to bring those responsible to justice.
Police are urgently seeking any available evidence, specifically requesting dashboard-camera and security-camera footage captured between 3:30 a.m. and 4:15 a.m. in the vicinity of Dundas Street and Hewitt Street. Every second of recorded footage could prove crucial.
While Dundas Street has since reopened to traffic, a significant portion of the north sidewalk, between English and Elizabeth streets, remains cordoned off with yellow police tape. A nearby municipal parking lot is also secured as investigators continue their detailed examination of the scene.
The investigation extends to two residences on the north side of Dundas Street, directly across from the Hewitt Street intersection, which have also been taped off. These homes are central to understanding the sequence of events.
This shooting marks a grim escalation in a troubling trend for the city. London recorded an unprecedented 32 incidents of gunfire in the previous year, more than double the 14 reported just one year prior.
Tragically, this is the second homicide in London for the new year. The incident occurred disturbingly close to the site of the city’s first homicide – the fatal stabbing of 45-year-old Brandon Nichols earlier this month.
Nichols was found unresponsive in a multi-unit building on Dundas Street on January 12th and later died in hospital. A 38-year-old man is currently facing second-degree murder charges in connection with his death, highlighting the ongoing challenges facing the city.
