US EditionArrest made in shooting death of Belinda Sarkodie at Hamilton bus stop in July after teen turns himself in
A 17-year-old faces second-degree murder and two attempted murder charges in the July 11 shooting that killed an innocent bystander and wounded another, police said.
- Hamilton police announced Wednesday that a 17-year-old surrendered this week and faces second-degree murder in Belinda Sarkodie's July 11 shooting near King Street East and James Street.
- Sarkodie was an innocent bystander, police said, who had been spending time with a friend near the busy intersection near Jackson Square when gunfire struck.
- Police say a second person was wounded and survived, and the suspect, a 17-year-old juvenile, surrendered more than four months after the shooting, facing additional charges under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
- Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen called the attack a `brazen disregard` for human life and warned that despite fewer shootings this year, youth violence in crowded downtown areas is `unacceptable`.
- A Det.-Sgt. thanked the public, officers and community partners who worked diligently on the case and acknowledged the Sarkodie family has suffered an `unimaginable loss`.
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Teen turns himself in, charged with murder after Belinda Sarkodie shot at Hamilton bus stop in July
A 17-year-old turned himself in to Hamilton police and has been charged in the July death of Belinda Sarkodie, 26, who was shot while waiting for a bus, police announced Wednesday. Those close to Sarkodie hope for justice but wonder why it took four months for an arrest.
17-year-old facing second-degree murder charge in July shooting that killed bystander
HAMILTON -- A 17-year-old boy is facing multiple charges in connection with a daytime shooting police describe as a tragic and brazen in Hamilton's downtown core that killed an innocent bystander in July, police said Wednesday.
17-year-old facing second-degree murder charge in July shooting that killed bystander
HAMILTON — A 17-year-old boy is facing multiple charges in connection with a daytime shooting police describe as a tragic and brazen in Hamilton's downtown core that killed an innocent bystander in July, police said Wednesday.
17-year-old facing second-degree murder charge in July shooting that killed bystander
HAMILTON — A 17-year-old boy is facing multiple charges in connection with a daytime shooting police describe as a tragic and brazen in Hamilton's downtown core that killed an innocent bystander in July, police said Wednesday.
17-year-old facing second-degree murder charge in July shooting that killed bystander
HAMILTON — A 17-year-old boy is facing multiple charges in connection with a daytime shooting police describe as a tragic and brazen in Hamilton's downtown core that killed an innocent bystander in July, police said Wednesday.
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