Halton police have charged a 28-year-old Hamilton man with attempted murder after a shooting in Burlington Tuesday.

Police say a man fired at a "female acquaintance" while she sat in a car outside Motel 6 on the North Service Road.

She was not hit.

In a release late Wednesday, police filled in the gaps of the incident first reported in the media on Tuesday.

Police were first called to Motel 6 just after 3 a.m. Tuesday after a man entered the motel, went to the reception desk and showed the clerk a handgun while demanding to be let into a certain room where he believed the "female acquaintance" was staying.

He was taken to the room, which turned out to be empty. He left in a silver hatchback.

According to police, the man returned to the motel at about 11:30 a.m. and ended up running after her inside the motel.

Police said the man was seen holding a handgun and threatened to kill the female.

Halton Police have confirmed a second scene at Mainway and Dillion Road where the victim's vehicle was found. (Andrew Collins)

They say the woman ran into a parked car and the man shot towards her, hitting the front hood of the vehicle. She then attempted to speed away but the shooter got in another car and continued to chase her for about 2 km.

During this time a witness was able to provide police a licence plate number and give it to police.

On Tuesday afternoon, investigators announced they had tracked down a suspect allegedly involved in the incident in Hamilton. A suspect was arrested without incident and is charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm.

Police have confirmed a second scene at Mainway and Dillion Road where the victim's vehicle was recovered.

Police executed a search warrant at their suspect's home and say they recovered a handgun.

It's believed to be a targeted incident, and police say there is no immediate concern for public safety.