Victim of fatal shooting at party in Flamborough, Ont., identified

The man who was fatally shot along a Flamborough, Ont., highway over the weekend has now been identified as Tobenna Obiaga, a 45-year-old man from Halton Region.

“He comes from a large, loving family,” Hamilton police said at a news conference Tuesday. “They are completely shocked and distraught by this case. (Obiaga) has never had any dealings with the police before and no one can understand or explain why this has happened to him.”

Police said it all started at a large party along Highway 6 early Sunday morning.

“There was an assault on the property and a disturbance involving at least four or five people and then it continued onto the carriageway as cars started to leave the party,” Detective Sergeant Daryl Reid said.

Shots were then fired at Obiaga's vehicle, which was parked on the side of Highway 6, between Concessions 7 and 8.

Hamilton police are investigating a triple shooting at a short-term rental property that left one person dead.

“We believe, or we understand, that he was possibly trying to get into his vehicle to leave and go home,” Reid said.

Obiaga was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Moments after Obiaga was targeted, shots were fired at another vehicle that was stopped at a nearby gas station. Police confirmed there were two other victims, but that their lives were not in danger and they had since been released from hospital.

Hamilton police are investigating a triple shooting at a short-term rental property that left one person dead.

A fourth person, who police said was injured at the party, had injuries that were not “gunshot related.”

Witnesses described a dark gray sedan fleeing the scene of the shooting at high speed.

“There are no further suspect descriptions available at this time.”

Anyone with information about the assault or the subsequent shootings is asked to contact police.

“We know it was a large party. It’s estimated that there were between 60 and 100 people there,” Reid said. “When the shooting happened, down the road, a lot of people fled into the woods behind the house, and we had to search that area with our canine officers for other victims. A lot of people walked down the road and left the area by various means. We’re just trying to find those people.”

Investigators are still trying to determine the motive for the shooting.

“To be quite honest with you, we have seen a lack of cooperation from a number of people. We are trying to encourage people to come forward and tell us. What we know now is that a group of people were inside the home and started to cause a disturbance in the home and then that disturbance spread out into the driveway and onto the road,” Reid said. “We believe that the shooting itself was directed at the intended individuals. Whether Mr. Obiaga was the intended victim or whether it was a case of mistaken identity, we are still investigating. But I am confident that the shots fired at the car and the gas station were directed at those vehicles.”

Police continue to monitor the house and 13 of the vehicles abandoned at the scene. All are expected to be searched Tuesday.

The home was a short-term rental, but police said it was not rented through popular real estate apps or websites.

Witnesses and party-goers are asked to contact Detective Mike Ebert at 905-546-4167, or make an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.crimestoppershamilton.com.