Third person charged for April shooting incident in Waterloo

University Avenue East and Weber Street North on April 25, 2025. (CTV News/Dan Lauckner)

Waterloo Regional Police have made a third arrest in a shooting at a residential complex on April 25.

Residents in Waterloo told officers gunshots rang out around 3:30 a.m. in the area of University Avenue East and Weber Street North.

No one was hurt in what police called a “targeted” incident.

A teen and 25-year-old man from Halton were arrested the same day.

On Thursday, police announced the arrested a third person, a 24-year-old man from Kitchener. He was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, uttering threats to cause death, possession for the purpose of trafficking, disobeying a court order and failing to comply with an undertaking.

The 25-year-old man, meanwhile, has been charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, unauthorized possession of a weapon, breaching probation and failure to comply with a court order.

The teen was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm and unauthorized possession of a fire.

Police have not shared any further details about what led up to the shooting.