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Police looking for dash cam footage after Sarnia shooting
March 24, 2023
Sarnia Police are looking for dash cam footage after a woman was shot in the city.
Around 2:30 Friday morning, police were called to a home in the Proctor-Talfourd Street area after a shooting. Police found a woman suffering from an obvious gunshot wound.
She was transported to hospital in London with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Police have the area cordoned off and are investigating and say it was an isolated incident.
Officials are asking anyone who was in the area with a dash cam to contact them at 519-344-8861 ext 5300.
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