Hamilton police are not answering questions about last weekend's tragic shotgun attack that left four people injured – but one of the victim's father's says they all remember "every terrifying moment."
Former city councillor Brad Clark's son Brandon is in a medically induced coma in intensive care after undergoing his third surgery to repair damage from a shotgun blast to the back, Clark wrote in a statement.
Just before the surgery he was taken off a respirator and was breathing on his own, and that meant he could finally communicate with his parents.
"Sadly, all of the victims including Brandon remember every terrifying moment," Clark wrote. "It's been another emotional day, but he is alive!"
According to police, a man showed up with a shotgun during a gathering at a Queenston Road apartment at about 2 a.m. Sunday and opened fire.
Clark and his friend Scott Morin were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds, while another man and a woman were injured jumping off the third-floor balcony to escape.
Police say a man showed up with a shotgun during a gathering at a Queenston Road apartment at about 2 a.m. on Sunday and opened fire. (David Ritchie/CBC)
Many questions remain surrounding the incident, but police did not answer multiple calls or emails requesting information on Monday.
The gunman was also shot and was pronounced dead at the scene, police say. Police did not say if someone had returned fire or if the gunman's fatal wound was self-inflicted. They are not, however, seeking any suspects.
In a previous statement, Clark called the incident a "random act of violence." The gunman's cousin Danielle Barwell told CBC Hamilton that partying and noise might have caused things to escalate.
She didn't know how her cousin died. "Nobody knows what happened," she said.
"He was a good person who kept to himself," she said. "That's not like him at all."
Police have not yet said whether or not mental health issues were a factor.
Resident Edye Carpenter heard the events unfold from her apartment down the hall.
"I don't know who phoned 911, I was going to, but I was afraid to go to the door," said Carpenter.
"I heard a guy say, 'I'm going to bash your head in the wall.' After that it kind of quieted, and then it escalated again."
"And then I heard 'pop pop' and a woman scream twice."
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