Calgary man faces 2 counts of attempted murder in Brandon shooting
61-year-old charged in connection with Thursday incident that sent 2 to hospital
Police in Brandon, Man., have charged a Calgary man in connection with a shooting Thursday afternoon that sent a man and a teenaged girl to hospital.
Police say the victims, a 39-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl, both from the southwestern Manitoba city, were shot with a shotgun during a robbery at a business on Highland Avenue near First Street, adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway.
Both victims were rushed to hospital in Brandon, and the teenage victim was later taken to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg — 200 kilometres to the east — with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.
Police have charged a 61-year-old man from Calgary with two counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm with intent and obtaining sexual services for consideration.
The accused appeared in Brandon court Friday and has been remanded into custody.
Police continue to investigate.
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