Hamilton man charged in shooting at Beamsville home while residents were asleep

Police have charged a Hamilton man accused of shooting at a house in Beamsville while the residents were asleep inside in May.

Investigators say the incident happened on May 20 around 11:35 p.m. when a man drove a stolen white Hyundai Santa Fe SUV to a home on Central Avenue between John and Jackson streets.

Officers say the man used a handgun to fire nearly eight shots at a house and parked car.

Two minutes later, he sped away in the vehicle northbound on Central Avenue.

Police say the stolen vehicle was later recovered in Hamilton.

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The residents inside the home were not injured, officers say.

Niagara police say 20-year-old Salomon Bashir has been arrested and charged with discharge firearm with intent to wound, endanger life or prevent arrest, carry concealed weapon, and assault with a weapon.

Bashir is currently in the custody of Ontario Correctional Services on an unrelated matter.

He is scheduled to appear in a St. Catharines courthouse on Nov. 6.

Anyone with further information regarding this shooting is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009935.

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