SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
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POLICE INVESTIGATE TARGETED SHOOTING INCIDENT ON EMERALD ROAD
Suspect identified, wanted by police
UPDATE – LONDON, ON (April 27, 2026) – Members of the London Police Service Guns and Gangs Section have identified a suspect in relation to a shooting dating back to June 13, 2025.
Denis Lee Churchill, 38, of St. Thomas, has not been located, and as a result, a warrant of arrest has been obtained.
The charges he is facing are as follows:
· Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
· Possess loaded/unloaded regulated firearm
· Discharge a firearm into or at a place in a reckless manner
· Occupy motor vehicle with firearm/etc
· Possess restricted or prohibited firearm knowingly not holding a licence · Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
ORIGINAL – LONDON, ON (June 13, 2025) – Police are seeking the public’s assistance after members of the London Police Service Uniformed Division responded to an early morning shooting in the southeast end of the city.
At approximately 2:25 am this morning, police were called by a citizen who reported hearing what they believed to be the sound of several gunshots in the area of Emerald and Chelton roads.
Officers arrived and located evidence confirming multiple shots had struck a vehicle and garage door of a residence on Emerald Road.
No residents or citizens in the area were struck. No injuries were reported.
The investigation has been reassigned to the LPS Guns and Gangs Section, who are actively following up on all leads.
Investigators believe the incident was not a random act and was targeted at the residence.
Investigators are appealing to anyone who may have information in relation to the investigation or may have been in the area of Emerald Road between Chelton and Lighthouse roads between 2 am and 3 am this morning, who may have dash-cam, residential or business video surveillance that could assist with the investigation, to contact the London Police Service.
The investigation remains ongoing, and further information will be provided as the investigation progresses.