3 suspects at-large following armed home invasion in Hamilton

A Hamilton police vehicle is seen in this May 2, 2025 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

Police are searching for three suspects who are wanted in connection with an early morning home invasion in Hamilton.

The incident happened at a residence in the city’s Gibson neighbourhood, near Birch Avenue and Wilson Street.

Hamilton Police Service say on Saturday at about 2:30 a.m. the home’s residents were awoken by the sound of a smashed door.

They say three unknown male suspects “stormed into the bedroom demanding money.”

One of the suspects then allegedly brandished a handgun and demanded money, while the other two rummaged through the house.

After a brief standoff, aall three fled the house on foot. Police say they were last seen heding northbound on Birch towards Cannon Street East.

The first suspect is described as a white male and 15 to 25 years old. He was last seen wearing a dark-coloured sweater, dark pants, and a black balaclava, and carrying a dark-coloured backpack.

The second suspect is also a white male and 15 to 25 years old. He also wore a dark-coloured sweater, dark pants, and a black balaclava, and carried a dark-coloured backpack, while the third is a light-skinned Black male and 15 to 25 years old. He was last seen wearing a dark-coloured sweater, dark pants, and gloves, and allegedly brandished a firearm.

Police say they’re “actively investigating” this incident and are appealing to residents in the area to check their CCTV cameras or dashcams for anything suspicious between 2:00 and 2:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Anyone with further information about this case is asked to contact the on-duty Division10 Staff Sergeant at 905-546-4725 or Criminal Investigative Bureau Detective Sgt. Mike Hall at 905-546-3833, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.