The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting public assistance as they continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a serious assault involving a firearm.
Officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26 to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre following reports of an injured male there. Police learned the male’s injuries were likely the result of an assault involving a firearm.
The incident became a major case and now involves members of the TBPS’s Major Crimes Unit.
As a result of their ongoing investigation, police learned the original incident likely occurred in the area of North James and Limbrick Streets at approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26.
Investigators believe this was a targeted incident. The victim’s injuries are believed to be serious but non-life threatening.
If you have any information that could assist investigators please call police at 684-1200 or report tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.p3tips.com.