Police investigate ‘targeted’ shooting in downtown Kitchener

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One man went to hospital after what police called a targeted shooting in downtown Kitchener, with the suspect still at large. Officers with the Waterloo Regional Police Service were called out to the King Street East and Scott Street area, around 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Two police cruisers were still there in a small parking lot on Scott until 4, Thursday morning. Police said officers found a 30-year-old Kitchener man who had been shot. They can call police at 519-570-9777, or reach out anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or by clicking here.