A 26-year-old Hamilton man is in custody after a “targeted” overnight homicide on West Mountain, according to police.

Hamilton police say they were called to a shooting in the Mohawk Rd. W. and Magnolia Dr. area shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday.

The victim died in hospital, police say. They are not relasing the victim’s identity as family is being notified.

Police say the victim and suspect “are known to each other as neighbours” and it was a “targeted incident.” They say they don’t believe there is a threat to the public.

The major crime unit is now investigating, and police are expected to be in the area for most of the day.

The accused will appear in court Tuesday.

This marks Hamilton’s seventh homicide in 2019. Earlier this month, Suleiman Husaini was gunned down in a residential Westdale neighbourhood, at the foot of Carling Street at Tope Crescent, late July 7. Two men were seen fleeing in a small sedan. The car was found in Brampton.