Dartmouth shooting results in 3 people being charged with drugs, firearms offences: police

Three people are facing a number of charges in connection with a shooting in Dartmouth, N.S., on Wednesday.

Halifax Regional Police responded to reports of gunfire in the area of Booth Street around 5:40 a.m.

When police arrived on scene, they say officers found a home and vehicle that had been struck. No injuries were reported.

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A news release from police Thursday says officers located the suspect vehicle near Bras Dor Lane, about a 10 minute drive from where the original call came in.

Four people were arrested at a residence, one of which was released later that day without charges.

During a search of the residence and suspect’s vehicle, police say they seized:

• an automatic rifle
• two handguns
• ammunition
• a quantity of cocaine
• approximately $3,000

The three people facing charges include:

• 20-year-old Nakell Louis Grandy
• 19-year-old Joshua Mitchell Fairbairn
• 19-year-old Lennard Antonio Melville

All three individuals were scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court Thursday to face charges of:

• discharging a firearm into or at a place in a reckless manner
• three counts of unsafe storage of a firearm
• three counts of storing a firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations
• three counts of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
• carrying a concealed firearm
• four counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
• possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition
• four counts of possession of a firearm without a licence
• possession of a prohibited weapon knowing its possession was prohibited
• possession of a firearm in a vehicle
• three counts of possession of a restricted firearm with accessible ammunition
• four counts of possession of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
• possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
• production of a controlled substance
• possession of cash obtained by crime

Grandy is also facing eight counts of possessing a firearm of ammunition contrary to a court order and two counts of breaching a probation order.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information, or video from the area, is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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