Father found after being kidnapped in Hamilton home invasion; sons shot, one fatally
Posted September 16, 2021 6:54 am.
Last Updated September 16, 2021 1:37 pm.
A 63-year-old man who was kidnapped in a violent home invasion early Thursday morning in Hamilton has been found and is in hospital with critical injuries, police say.
Faqir Ali was located just after 9 a.m. near Beach Boulevard, located near the QEW, three hours after he had been taken from his home in the neighbourhood of Mount Hope.
Police said they were called to the home in the area of Glancaster and Dickenson roads just before 3 a.m. for reports of a shooting.
Two men were found suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. One of them has since died in hospital.
Police said a third man, Ali, was forcibly taken from the home in a dark-coloured SUV.
Just before 9:30 a.m., police said in a tweet that they located a male with life-threatening injuries and were working to confirm his identity.
Police told CityNews Ali is the father of two men who were shot. The three men lived at the home.
Investigators believe this was a targeted incident.
