In a tweet posted shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police said they believe two men met in the Woodland Cemetery area and one was shot.
Police believe the shooting was targeted.
“I thought, ‘why in the cemetery?’ said Elizabeth Pointz, who was in the area for a morning walk Tuesday. “I thought it was a safe place to walk, so something obviously must have happened at night. But I do not know. I heard nothing, I saw nothing.”
Waterloo Regional Police say they believe two men met in the area of Woodland Cemetery and one was shot and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Searchers were seen using a metal detector while searching the ground for evidence.
The forensic team was also at the scene.
Waterloo Regional Police have not released information about arrests or the relationship between the pair.
Police said the suspect is described as a white male.
Officers initially responded to a call for service in the area of King Street East and Fairway Road South before the investigation led them to the cemetery.
A police vehicle is seen at Woodland Cemetery on the morning of August 23, 2022. (Chris Thomson/CTV Kitchener)
