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WRPS arrest man in connection with Cambridge shooting

Police were called after a male suspect fired a handgun at a car that was leaving the area of Fitzgerald Drive and Chester Drive
Waterloo Regional Police
A 39-year-old Cambridge man has been arrested following a shooting in the area of Fitzgerald Drive and Chester Drive on Sept. 29. CityNews file photo

The Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a man in connection to a shooting that took place in Cambridge on Thursday.

At approximately 10:30 p.m., police responded to a call of a shooting in the area of Fitzgerald Drive and Chester Drive.

Through their subsequent investigation police identified that the suspect had fired a handgun at a vehicle leaving the area.

Following the incident, the male suspect barricaded himself in a residence while members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service's Emergency Response Team and Neighbourhood Policing Patrol negotiated with him.

At approximately 5:30 a.m. the suspect, a 39-year-old Cambridge man, was arrested and charged with discharge firearm with intent, careless use of a firearm and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

No injuries were reported as a result of the shooting.