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Hamilton Police Major Crime Unit is searching for a person of interest from a homicide last summer.

On Sunday, September 23, 2018, just after 4:00 a.m., 19-year-old Natshon Defreitas was shot and killed at an after-hours party held at 470 Beach Rd. in Hamilton. Detectives from the Major Crime unit continue to investigate and are requesting the assistance of the public to help identify a person of interest.

Police are looking to speak with the male pictured in the photos. While it is unclear to investigators whether this individual played a role in Defreitas’ death, detectives are interested in...

Hamilton Police Service is seeking witnesses to Hamilton's sixth homicide of 2018.

On Sunday, September 23, 2018, just after 4:00 a.m., Hamilton Police received reports of a male victim who had been reportedly shot in the area of 470 Beach Rd. in the city's east end.

The victim was transported by a group of people in a single vehicle in an attempt to get him to the hospital. Enroute to the hospital, the vehicle transporting the victim came upon the Hamilton Fire Department in the area of Dalhousie and Ottawa St. N. It was at that point the victim was able to be transferred to an ambulance and...