Young man charged following a shooting incident on Catherine Street in late March
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 8, 2020 3:49pm
(Ottawa)—On March 26th 2020, police responded a call for service about a shooting incident in the 400 block of Catherine Street and found that a residence was shot at. No one was injured.
Suspects have been identified during the ensuing Ottawa Police investigation and on May 7th the Guns & Gangs Unit, with assistance from the PIVOT Unit, arrested a male.
Today, the 14 year old male attended a Show cause court hearing facing numerous firearms offences, including:
- Use firearm Carelessly
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public
- Pointing a Firearm
- Possession of an unregistered restricted weapon
- Possession of a firearm knowing it’s possession is unauthorized
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
- Discharge a restricted firearm or prohibited firearm into or at a place in a reckless manner
- Possession of a scheduled substance CDSA (2 counts)
- Fail to Comply with YCJA disposition (5 counts)
Per the YCJA, he cannot be identified.
The Guns & Gangs Unit continues to investigate this incident, so no further comment can be made at this time.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.
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