Man arrested in relation to shooting in Aulds Cove, N.S.
Antigonish RCMP has arrested and charged a man after one person was injured in a shooting in Aulds Cove, N.S., on Wednesday morning.
Police responded to the report of shots fired at a home on Highway 4 around 5:50 a.m.
At the scene, officers found a 37-year-old man with gunshot wounds, who was taken to the hospital with what policed called “non-life-threatening” injuries.
In an update from the RCMP, police say they arrested a 24-year-old man on Thursday.
Samuel Taylor of Port Hastings, N.S., is facing a number of charges, including:
- attempt to commit murder
- aggravated assault
- careless use of a firearm
- possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- pointing a firearm
- unauthorized possession of firearm
- possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
Taylor appeared in court on Friday, but was remanded in custody. He is set to appear back in court on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
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