HAMILTON — Police have identified two people killed when a man opened fire in a Hamilton bar over the weekend, but say they are unable to find a connection between them or two other people injured in the shooting.
Investigators say 39-year-old Jahmal Thomas of Brantford, Ont., and 25-year-old Rhonda Homsombath of Hamilton died shortly after the shooting early Sunday morning. Autopsies are being conducted today.
They say a 38-year-old man and a 29-year-old man who were also shot in the incident are recovering in hospital.
Police say dozens of people were inside the Urban Lounge bar when gunfire rang out at about 5 a.m.
No motive has been established so far but police say the group was there after attending a memorial service for a murder victim — Carel Douse, who was stabbed to death on May 18, 2019.
The suspected gunman is described as a thin, dark-skinned man in his 30s, about five feet 10 inches tall.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2020.
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