Good Friday Gunshots: Man Has Been Shot
A man has been shot at the Victor School school field during kite flying celebrations this afternoon [April 2].
Update: Victim has died, see updates here.
Bystanders tell us a man was shot on the school field this afternoon just before 2pm.
We have also been informed there were dozens of people, including numerous children present during the shooting.
There was a heavy police presence there, and they were obviously examining the scene, using tape, a metal detector and more.
Update #6: Video posted of police combing the crime scene, scroll down
Update #5: We can confirm that the victim has died, see here for future updates.
Update #4: We are receiving unofficial reports from the scene that the victim may have just died….[?]
Update #3: We overhead people at the scene say the “shooters were not from the area”
Update #2: We overheard a police officer say “even the people here on the field don’t want to talk to us”
Update #1: We are being told that two men on a bike, wearing full face visors rode onto the field and opened fire. The victim, whom we will not name yet, we understand to own a trucking company and we are getting reports he may have been playing with children at the time of the shooting.
[All reports are unofficial, and gleaned from bystanders, not to be taken as fact]
Video of the Police Forensic Unit searching the scene this afternoon:
