Police search for suspects after arson at Oshawa home

Police are looking for suspects after a fire broke out a home in Oshawa, Ont. on Feb. 5. (Supplied)

Police are searching for three suspects after a fire was started inside a home in Oshawa, which had been the site of a shooting a few months prior.

Durham Regional Police Service issued a news release on Thursday saying officers responded to a house fire in the area of Richmond Street East and Ritson Road North at around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police said three males entered the home and started a fire before fleeing the area. Officers arrived at the scene and found the main floor of the residence engulfed in flames, police said.

A male was evacuated from the home and transported to a local-area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said, adding that fire services attended the scene and extinguished the fire.

Three male suspects fled the area in a black sedan prior to officers arriving at the scene, police said. They released a photo of the suspects and vehicle in connection with the incident.

Police said the residence had previously been the scene of a shooting, which took place of Nov. 20, 2025, at around 11:25 p.m. Officers responded to a call at the residence the following day after the homeowners discovered their house and vehicle had been shot at, police said.

Anyone who was in the area on Tuesday between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., that may have information or video footage is asked to contact D/Cst. Ellis of the Central East Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2743.