Waterloo Regional Police continue to investigate overnight shootings at a home in Kitchener.
They say officers were called to a home in the Overlea Drive and Overlea Court area of Kitchener shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday night.
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Police say they arrived to find a 26-year-old man from Milton and a 19-year-old Kitchener man suffering from gunshot wounds.
They later located a 26-year-old man who was also suffering from gunshot wounds.
All of the men were transported to hospital by paramedics with serious and critical injuries, according to police.
They say a group of men arrived at the home, with two entering as part of a home invasion.
Gunshots were exchanged, and Const. Andre Johnson said the shots were fired both inside and outside the home.
“Multiple firearms were discharged,”; he told Global News.
Two of the men who entered the home are currently in hospital.
Police arrested a Brampton man and say they expect to lay further charges as well.
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“It was a chaotic scene,” Johnson said. “Investigators are still working to piece together the information.”;
“We do believe there were potentially others involved as well.”;
Police also seized multiple firearms at the scene.
They believe it was a targeted incident and say the men entered the home for a specific purpose.
They are warning residents to expect an increased police presence in the area as they continue to investigate.
