{"id":626829,"date":"2026-04-25T02:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626829\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:28:10","slug":"teen-boy-dead-2-suspects-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626829\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen boy dead, 2 suspects wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hamilton police give an update on the suspects wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy at a downtown Hamilton mall on Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A 16-year-old boy is dead, and two armed suspects are wanted following a shooting inside a downtown Hamilton mall mobile store on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Emergency services rushed to Jackson Square around 5:10 p.m. for reports of shots fired inside the mall, said Hamilton police Supt. Marty Schulenberg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOur officers arrived and found a 16-year-old male who had sustained gunshot wounds. This young male was transported to hospital where he was subsequently pronounced deceased,\u201d Schulenberg told reporters during an evening news conference.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZHVZIXCHZBFVJLEKSN2R77MNMA.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Hamilton mall shooting Hamilton police&#8217;s incident command van parked outside Jackson Square following a shooting on Friday, April 24, 2026. (CP24) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The victim has not been identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a brazen shooting that occurred inside a mall. We\u2019re obviously very concerned about this,\u201d Schulenberg said, noting that it was busy in and around Jackson Square at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He revealed that there was an altercation between the victim and two suspects inside a mobile store prior to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSo, at this point, we believe that that is a targeted incident in relation to this altercation,\u201d Schulenberg said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He added that the two suspects left on foot through the doors of 110 King Street West and were last seen heading east.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KQIUBLYWABEPHPR6BAZPNG3F3E.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Hamilton shooting Police cruisers were seen outside Jackson Square following a shooting on Friday, April 24, 2026. (CP24) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThey are both male, white, 19 to 20 years of age, one wearing a grey tracksuit and one wearing a blue tracksuit,\u201d the superintendent said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve continued to search the area to determine whether or not those suspects have left the area. At this point in time, the officers are still engaged in those searches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Schulenberg said the suspects are believed to be carrying firearms, one of which he described as a \u201clong arm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The mall was evacuated as a result of the shooting, and he said it occurred \u201cin an orderly fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThat doesn\u2019t necessarily negate the fact that this is a very traumatic incident for people to witness and to hear,\u201d Schulenberg said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KQRU3WUEXVHQ3N6KRUYRTGAXKY.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Hamilton shooting Police have closed the roads around Jackson Square as they investigate a fatal shooting on Friday, April 24, 2026. (CP24) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police are asking the public to stay out of the area while the investigation is ongoing. Police said road closures are in effect between King Street, James Street and MacNab Street.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Senseless shooting\u2019: Hamilton mayor<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath called Friday\u2019s shooting \u201ca horrifying act of violence\u201d and said that it must end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s devastating to learn of the death of a 16-year-old in today\u2019s senseless shooting at Jackson Square. A young life taken far too soon,\u201d the mayor said in a post on social media. \u201cGuns have no place on our streets. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe need urgent, stronger action to get illegal firearms out of our communities,\u201d Horwath added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s devastating to learn of the death of a 16-year-old in today\u2019s senseless shooting at Jackson Square. A young life taken far too soon. <\/p>\n<p>Guns have no place on our streets. Period. This was a horrifying act of violence, and it must end.<\/p>\n<p>We need urgent, stronger action to get\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrea Horwath (@AndreaHorwath) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreaHorwath\/status\/2047833225335054736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hamilton Centre MP Aslam Rana said the shooting was \u201ccompletely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cMy thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy,\u201d Rana <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EngAslamRana\/status\/2047812180980965617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EngAslamRana\/status\/2047812180980965617\">said in a post on social media.<\/a> \u201cI\u2019m grateful to Hamilton Police for their swift response and ongoing efforts to keep our community safe. Please follow their guidance, avoid the area, and report any information immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police are asking anyone with information, including video that may have captured the incident, to contact the lead investigator at 905-546-3865 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hamilton police give an update on the suspects wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[712,49,48,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-626829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-apple-news","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}