Shots fired into Cambridge home

CTV News Kitchener has obtained video where several gunshots can be heard in a Cambridge neighbourhood. CTV’s Hannah Schmidt reports.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service says gunshots were fired into a Cambridge home on Sunday night.

A neighbour on Roseview Avenue shared home security video with CTV News, in which six distinct shots could be heard in quick succession around 6:40 p.m.

Police confirmed one person fired multiple times into the home before fleeing the area.

“No injuries at this time,” said Insp. Kyle Lambert. “We believe it’s targeted.”

Officers returned to the neighbourhood on Monday as they continued their investigation.

“The only description we have is a male who’s thin,” said Lambert. “Hopefully, through information we get from witnesses, CCTV video, video from the community, we can provide a further description.”

Neighbours were shocked by the sudden violence.

“We were so scared,” said one. “We closed all the blinds, windows and all the curtains. We are so scared, to be honest.”

“My doors are locked,” said another.

Community concerns

Sunday’s incident is the second shooting in Waterloo Region in less than a week.

On June 5, gunshots were fired near a group of youths on Monte Carlo Street in Kitchener. Police arrested a 13-year-old boy on Saturday. He is now facing 10 charges in total, including pointing a firearm, discharging a firearm with intent and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

Seven shootings have been reported so far this year in Waterloo Region.

“If you look back to last year at this time, we had 14,” said Lambert. “The fact that we have less is encouraging.”

But, he added, it continues to be a troubling trend.

“Firearm violence is one of our main goals and crime suppression. We’re putting a lot of resources into these types of investigations.”

Injuries were only reported in two of the seven shootings reported to police.