Hamilton police are combing the computer and other belongings of a 25-year-old man who opened fire in a Queenston Road apartment Sunday, leaving four people injured before turning the weapon on himself.
Police are looking for clues as to what led to the tragic attack.
"We're analyzing [the shooter's belongings] just to see if it sheds any light on the 'why,'" said Detective Paul Hamilton on Tuesday.
'Sadly, all of the victims including Brandon remember every terrifying moment.'- Brad Clark
Friends and family of the shooter told police he'd expressed frustration at "ongoing noise issues" in the apartment directly above his, Hamilton said.
"I don't think it's random," Hamilton said. "Obviously, the deceased had some animosity towards the victim, definitely not deserving of anything of this nature."
No noise complaints had been filed with the police or the property management company, Hamilton said. The shooter died as a result of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
"An incident like this is very alarming to the community," Hamilton said, "but I would like to reassure the community that incidents like this are very rare."
Police did not disclose his name, but a family member told CBC Hamilton that the shooter's name was Fred Pearce. In an obituary for Pearce, his mother, Tammy Fletcher, said, "Fred was very loved but did not realize how much."
Hamilton said he's not sure whether the shooter knew any of the people at the party but said he expected he and the victim who lived in the apartment "crossed paths at some point."
Hamilton said the police have not "seen any documented information that there's any past mental health issues" with the deceased. "We're hoping that going through the deceased's computer will shed some light on what his state of mind is, why he felt this way to come to this point."
Hamilton said the police have talked with each of the four victims but said they haven't yet taken any formal statements from them.
One of the victim's fathers 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 at a third floor apartment with a shotgun during a gathering 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.
In a previous statement, Clark called the incident a "random act of violence."
Pearce's cousin Danielle Barwell told CBC Hamilton that partying and noise might have caused things to escalate. "Nobody knows what happened," she said.
"He was a good person who kept to himself," she said. "That's not like him at all."
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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