NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking witnesses following a shooting that occurred in the City of Richmond Hill.
On Monday, March 2, 2020, at approximately 7 p.m., officers responded to a parking lot of a grocery store located in the area of High Tech Road and Bayview Avenue for reports of gunshots being fired. When officers arrived, they located several witnesses who advised that the people and vehicles involved had left the area. A short time later, one of the vehicles involved, a tow truck, returned to the scene with several bullet holes in it. The driver was not injured.
Investigators believe that at approximately 7 p.m. there were multiple tow trucks in the parking lot. One of the people in one of the tow trucks fired multiple gun shots at a black tow truck. After the shooting, everyone involved fled the area. Investigators located multiple shell casing in the parking lot. Officers are asking any witnesses who may have been in the area at the time who have not yet spoken to police to please come forward. Investigators are also seeking any video surveillance from the area or anyone that may have captured dashcam video on the roadways in the area of any of the incidents.
York Regional Police is asking residents and business owners in our community to partner with us in community safety by signing up for the new Security Camera Registry. The Security Camera Registry gives members of the community the option to let York Regional Police know they have installed residential or commercial security cameras, which may assist police if a crime later occurs in that area.
With just a couple of clicks, you can make your neighborhood a safer place. Participants can visit yrp.ca/RegisterMyCam and complete the brief online registration form to add their cameras to the registry. Upon completing the form, participants will also be asked to verify their email address in order to complete the registration. This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7241, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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