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Police officers in riot gear descended on Dundas Street in downtown London early Tuesday afternoon after police say a man was found with a gunshot wound near Wellington Street.
Marked and unmarked vehicles, including the emergency response and K9 units, arrived in the area around 12:30 p.m. after police say they received multiple calls about a gunshot.
“We found one adult male with a gunshot wound. The wound was non-life threatening, and he was transported to hospital by paramedics,” said Jennifer Noel, acting detective superintendent of the department’s criminal investigation division.
“We have not made an arrest yet, and although this is very much in its early stages, we do not believe that there’s an ongoing risk to public safety,” she said shortly after 3 p.m.
An investigation was underway into the afternoon, with members of the forensic identification section seen working inside an unlicensed cannabis store on Dundas Street.
“I don’t know where specifically it happened yet, so I can’t speak to that. We are still investigating to find out where the actual shooting took place,” Noel said.
“It’s much too early at this point to understand the motive or even exactly what happened.”
Police blocked off several storefronts along Dundas Street with police tape, including the cannabis shop, The News Depot and Coffee Culture.
A police photographer could be seen taking images of blood stains on the front of the cannabis shop and on the glass door of the coffee shop.
It was exactly one year ago the unlicensed cannabis dispensary was the site of another shooting the Guns and Gang unit investigated.
The Nov. 25, 2024 shooting left the rear glass door of the store riddled with bullet holes.
An 18-year-old man from Toronto and a 20-year-old man from Brampton were arrested on July 20 in the Greater Toronto Area in connection with the shooting. The matter remains before court.
“We appreciate that every time there’s a shooting, that this impacts the feeling of public safety,” Noel said.
“It’s something that we take very seriously, and we devote resources to this immediately, to continue investigating until it’s solved.”
Tuesday, a stretch of Dundas Street from Wellington to Clarence streets was blocked off by police for the investigation. The street was reopened shortly after 2 p.m.
