Gunfire struck a home near Taunton Road East and Salem Road in Ajax late Saturday night, September 12, 2026, but no one was hurt. Durham Regional Police say officers were called to the scene just before 10 a.m. on September 13 for a shooting outside the residence.
Investigators found numerous shell casings in the area and saw what police described as “obvious damage” to the home caused by the gunfire. Police called the shooting an isolated incident and said there is no ongoing risk to public safety.
No suspect information has been released. Detectives from Durham Regional Police are asking anyone with details to contact Detective Obront at 905-579-1520, extension 1905. The same detective is handling a similar shooting that damaged a home on Dooley Crescent near Biggs Drive in Ajax on August 23, 2026.
Shell casings and damage to the front of that home were reported just after midnight that night. Police have not publicly connected the two incidents, but the Taunton and Salem corridor has seen other shootings in recent years, including two close together on the same night in December 2024.
Durham police have been running targeted operations against gun and gang activity. Earlier in 2026, Project Magenta led to 229 charges against an alleged organized crime group, and a firearms trafficking investigation in July ended with four arrests.
