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-UPDATE #2- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP


-UPDATE #2- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP

Suspect Sketch and Video of Vehicle Released

(CLEARVIEW, ON) - Police are releasing a video and a sketch of a suspect seeking the public’s help in an ongoing shooting investigation in Clearview Township.

On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approximately 10:00 am, members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a shooting on a property on 15/16 Side Road near Highway 26. Officers located one individual with a gunshot wound, who was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Investigators believe that two individuals arrived at the property in a sedan. Following a verbal altercation, the passenger shot the victim before both suspects fled the scene in a dark-coloured 2011 to 2018 Volkswagen Jetta or Passat with Ontario plates.

The two suspects are described as:

Suspect #1 (passenger): 

  • Male
  • White with lighter complexion
  • Sandy brown hair
  • May be older than the driver

Suspect #2 (driver): 

  • Male
  • Possibly of Portuguese, Greek or Italian descent with darker complexion
  • Beard
  • May be between 39 and 42 years old

There is no concern for public safety at this time.

A photo of the first suspect and vehicle are attached to this release. The video of the vehicle can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=-F5SU0G8YBA.

This investigation is being conducted by the Huronia West OPP Detachment under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.


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