Police locate witness in Al-Hasnawi murder investigation

Hamilton Police have located a key witness in the Yosif Al-Hasnawi murder investigation.

Since the murder, police had been looking for the “older male” who was being harassed by two other men when Al-Hasnawi intervened and was shot.

Earlier this week, new security images of the man were released.

It was those new images that led to a tip from a member of the public, police said in a news release.

Detectives interviewed the man Wednesday afternoon. Police are not releasing his name.

Nineteen-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi was shot near Main St. E and Sanford Ave. Dec. 2.

On Wednesday, CHCH News had an exclusive interview with Al-Hasnawi’s mother.

Niagara Regional Police are conducting an investigation into the actions of paramedics that night.

It took over 30 minutes to get Al-Hasnawi to hospital after paramedics arrived.

The family has launched a $10 million lawsuit naming Hamilton Police, paramedics and St. Joseph’s Healthcare.

Dale King, 19, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Twenty-year-old James Matheson is charged with being an accessory after the fact.