Police were called to a plaza at Franklin Boulevard and Jamieson Parkway Wednesday night after reports of shots being fired

Police arrived on scene at the Woodlawn Park Plaza in Cambridge at 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

When they arrived, they found one man critically wounded, he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The plaza was relatively busy at the time so investigators from the Waterloo Regional Police Service canvased the area for witness statements and video evidence.

WRPS Constable Ashley Dietrich spoke on the scene about concerns for the public.

"Anytime there is a shooting incident especially a fatal one there is a concern for the public, we just remind them to stay vigilant and anyone with any information to contact us or Crime Stoppers."

She also anticipates information about any suspects including a vehicle description will be released soon.

Also on the scene was a gray Mazda that had crashed into two parked cars, however the connection to the shooting incident is unknown at this time.

Most of the Food Basics plaza is now closed for the investigation, at this point the victim has been identified as male no other information as of now @570NEWS pic.twitter.com/NXI4929Y0k — Evan Taylor (@evanrtaylor) August 1, 2019

One male dead in a shooting at a Food Basics plaza in Cambridge, just north of the 401 on Franklin. Two cars are crashed in the parking lot. Police could not say if victim was shot in or out of a vehicle. No arrests. @680NEWS @570NEWS pic.twitter.com/JIau7hrBwl — Mark Douglas (@Douglas680NEWS) August 1, 2019

Regional Police Chief Bryan Larkin saying in a tweet that this is a tragic outcome.