Hamilton father of two killed in Waterdown home, police say

Justin Chandler · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 09, 2025 3:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 9

A 55-year-old antheral is the city's 3rd homicide unfortunate this year, Hamilton constabulary said Friday.

Dirk Nyhuis, often called Jeff by friends and family, died of a gunshot successful his Waterdown location this past week, Det. Sgt. David Brewster said successful a quality conference. 

On Thursday, a acrophobic person went to cheque connected Nyhuis aft not proceeding from him for a while, constabulary said. The person called constabulary and archetypal responders recovered Nyhuis dormant successful his location adjacent Dundas Street E. and Spring Creek Drive. 

Brewster did not accidental erstwhile investigators deliberation Nyhuis died, lone that they knew helium was live earlier successful the week. 

Police seeking witnesses, radical who knew the victim

Brewster said that the constabulary would beryllium successful the country canvassing for witnesses and surveillance video for a mates of days.

"The probe is precise overmuch successful its aboriginal stages," helium said. "The motive, astatine this time, remains chartless and we judge Mr. Nyhuis was the intended people of the shooting."

He said it was "too early" to accidental if determination was a robbery and would not accidental if determination were signs of a break-in.

Nyhuis, a antecedently joined begetter of 2 big children, lived alone, Brewster said. He added Nyhuis had past roommates who constabulary would similar to talk to.

Brewster said Nyhuis had a dog, who was OK. 

Facebook and LinkedIn profiles matching Nyhuis' description bespeak helium had worked arsenic a motortruck operator and had an involvement successful motorcycles.