Police hunt for shooting suspect

Man shot after feud in Bank St. building

December 29, 2004
By LAURA CZEKAJ
Ottawa Sun

A convict out of jail on statutory release is being hunted by police after he allegedly shot a man in the leg following a dispute about smoking in an apartment building hallway. Ottawa police have released a photograph of Rabih Ahmed Hamade, 25, who is wanted on weapons-related charges.

WEAPON NOT FOUND

The firearm, which might have been a shotgun, was not recovered by police, said Staff Sgt. Anda Pember.

"(Hamade) is to be considered armed and dangerous," said Pember. "If the public sees him they are to call 911 immediately."

The shooting occurred at about 8:40 p.m. Monday after a 39-year-old man staying in a ninth-floor apartment at 1365 Bank St. asked his neighbour not to smoke in the hallway.

The suspect went into his apartment and a woman who was with him had words with the victim before also going inside. Soon after, the suspect opened his door and shot the victim in the leg below the knee. The victim fled inside his apartment for safety and the suspect escaped.

A tactical unit tried to flush the suspect out of the apartment before discovering he was long gone.

The victim was treated and released from hospital.

Hamade had been released on statutory release while serving a four-year sentence for attempted murder and weapons-related charges in connection with a nightclub shooting in 2001.

MAY BE WITH FEMALE

Hamade is described as 5-foot-10, about 200 lbs., and was last seen wearing a white top, blue jeans and a grey winter jacket. He might be with a white female who has blonde hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information about Hamade's whereabouts is asked to call police at 236-1222, ext. 3212 or 3566.

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