Police looking for suspect in hate-motivated assault in Stoney Creek
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The Hamilton Police Service is looking for a suspect involved in a hate-motivated assault on Sunday.
According to police, three male suspects attacked two people on Stoney Creek Mountain before fleeing the scene in a Honda Civic.
"Through continued investigation, the suspect vehicle was located and two suspects were identified and arrested for assault. They will appear in court at a future date," said police in the release.
The third suspect has not been located.
The assault happened between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. in the area of Heritage Green Shopping Centre at 1797 Stone Church Road East, police said.
Const. Indy Bharaj told CBC Hamilton police are unable to provide any further detail at this time due to the fact the investigation is ongoing.
"Investigators are appealing to citizens who were in the area at the time and may have witnessed the incident or have video to contact police," police said in the release.
The Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre (HAARC) issued a "community alert" on Twitter Tuesday, to make the community aware of the police investigation and to direct people who may have "witnessed [the incident] and need support" to their new tool, WeSupportHamilton.ca
The website is for people in the Hamilton area to report incidents of hate, in part because not everyone in the community is comfortable reporting such incidents to police, HAARC said when it launched the tool in May.
The website has no connection with HPS, and the data collected will be shared only with the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion and HARRC. The site also shares resources that can help those who have experienced hate, from therapy and healthcare to employment and reporting a crime to police.
In 2022, Hamilton saw a 61 per cent increase in hate incidents reported to police, with 174 hate or bias occurrence reports, 26 of which were hate crimes. When Hamilton police published the 2022 data last month, the service acknowledged the true number of hate incidents is "likely much larger" because most are not currently reported.
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