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UPDATE: Police charge man for shooting on Merivale Road

Police investigate shooting on Merivale Road. Ottawa police were called to the 1900 block of Merivale Road after an alleged clash between two groups led to shots being fired. File photo

Police have charged one man for a shooting outside a west end nightclub during the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 11.

Ottawa police were called to the bar located on the 1900 block of Merivale Road shortly after 1 a.m., after an alleged clash between two groups led to the shots being fired.

One person was injured but the injuries were non-life threatening and not related to the gunfire, said police.

The guns and gangs unit, which conducted the investigation, charged the 23-year-old male with:

* Pointing a firearm.

* Unlicensed person possessing an unregistered firearm.

* Possessing a firearm knowing no authority.

* Possessing a loaded regulated firearm.

* Possessing a firearm obtained by crime.

* Possessing a firearm while prohibited.

* Failing to comply with the condition of judicial release.

* Discharging a firearm, being reckless as to the life or safety of another person.



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