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Two males have been arrested — one for tried homicide — after a lady was shot and arrived injured to the hospital in Peterborough, Ont., on the weekend.
The Peterborough Police Service early Saturday a lady with gunshot wounds was “dropped off” on the Peterborough Regional Well being Centre. She was later airlifted to a Toronto hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.
Police on the weekend referred to as the taking pictures a “targeted incident.”
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Police say their investigation decided a suspect, who was discovered north within the Bancroft space on Wednesday. The arrest additionally included the OPP’s tactical response unit.
A 22-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested and charged with tried homicide, aggravated assault, unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm and trafficking in firearms.
He was held in custody and can seem in court docket in Peterborough on Thursday.
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Police say on Tuesday night, a second man they allege was concerned within the incident “after the fact” was arrested.
The 20-year-old man from Peterborough was charged with being an adjunct after the actual fact to commit an indictable offence, obstructing justice, unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm, trafficking in firearms, possessing a firearm or ammunition opposite to a prohibition order and failure to adjust to a probation order.
He was held in custody and is scheduled to seem in court docket on Wednesday.
Police say the names of the accused is not going to be launched to guard the sufferer in what police are calling a home incident.
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