Hamilton police say they have arrested a teenager and charged him with the murder of a 26-year-old woman who was struck by a stray bullet in the downtown area and died.

It was July 11 when Belinda Sarkodie was fatally shot in broad daylight near King Street East and James Street North, apparently by a stray bullet.

Sarkodie, who was from Ghana, was declared dead at the scene.

Shortly after the shooting, which also sparked an opportunist theft , police said they believed a 17-year-old was responsible , but had not been attempting to shoot Sarkodie.

They alleged the teen opened fire on a group of three people in the area, also sending a man to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Chief Frank Bergen said on Wednesday he was shocked by the events that transpired.

“A young pun

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