15-year-old wanted on murder charges in fatal Hamilton shooting
Hamilton police are searching for 15-year-old Rahziel Martin, who is wanted for two counts of second-degree murder following a fatal shooting in Stoney Creek. Investigators believe the shooting was a retaliatory act involving six individuals and have received special authorization to release the suspect's name.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the severity of gang-related or retaliatory violence involving minors and the legal challenges police face in identifying juvenile suspects.
Police in Hamilton have received judicial authorization to name a 15-year-old suspect wanted in connection with a double-shooting in Stoney Creek.
Officers were called to Candlewood Drive, in east‑Hamilton, at around 2:30 a.m. on July 29, where they located two males suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were pronounced dead in the hospital.
The victims have been identified as 18-year-old Abdulmalek Shibli and 16-year-old Afef Binafif, both of Hamilton.
Investigators say the the shooting may have been retaliation for an earlier disturbance involving bear spray at a residence in Hamilton’s east end.
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