Suspect Wanted After Shooting in Oshawa

Police are searching for a male suspect after he discharged a firearm during a fight in Oshawa.

On Saturday April 5, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., members of East Division responded to an armed person call in the area of King Street East and Eastlawn Street in Oshawa. Officers searched the area and located a single bullet casing.

Investigators determined there was a verbal altercation between two groups of people who had just left a local bar. The group continued to walk across the street when a physical altercation began. One of the male suspects pulled out a firearm and fired it into the air. The crowd dispersed before police arrived.

No injuries were reported to police.

The suspect is described as: male, Black, thin build. He was wearing a ski mask, black puffer jacket, black pants and black shoes

Anyone with cell phone, dash cam, surveillance footage or information about this incident is asked to contact D/C O’Halloran of the East Crime Team of the Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2733.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

The information in this media release contains facts and circumstances that have been obtained from a police investigation.  These allegations have yet to be proven in court. 

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