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Man charged with 1st-degree murder in Salter Place killing

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has charged Corey Snook with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 30-year-old Terry Griffin last week.

Corey Snook also accused of assaulting victim day before shooting

Ryan Cooke · CBC News ·
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Corey Snook appeared in court by video on Monday afternoon after being charged with a number of offences, including first-degree murder. (Ryan Cooke/CBC)

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has charged Corey Snook with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 30-year-old Terry Griffin last week.

Snook, 48, is scheduled to appear in court on Monday afternoon.

Griffin was killed on Thursday at a home on Salter Place in the west end of St. John's. Police say he suffered a gunshot wound, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Snook was taken into custody immediately following the shooting and was charged with a separate offence.

According to court records, Snook is accused of assaulting two people with a weapon and uttering threats the day before the shooting. 

One of the victims listed in the court file is Terry Griffin.

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Terry Griffin was shot dead at a home on Salter Place in St. John's. He was pronounced dead soon after police entered the home Thursday morning. (Terry John Griffin/Facebook)

Snook is also facing charges of careless use of a firearm, discharging a firearm with intent, pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a firearm knowning the possession is unauthorized and three count of breach of a release order.

Shooting sparked shelter-in-place order

Police responded to the home on Salter Place around 10:40 a.m. on Thursday.

There they found Griffin with a gunshot wound. According to a release from the RNC, the responding officers determined the incident to be targeted and believed the suspect was nearby at a home on Gros Morne Place. 

The force issued a shelter-in-place order, telling people to avoid the area and for residents to stay inside their homes.

Snook was taken into custody around 12:30 p.m. At least three other people were detained by police at the scene, but released.

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Police are asking for video footage that may assist in their investigation from the area of Salter Place, Columbus Drive and Gros Morne Place. (Jenna Head/CBC)

Investigators are still seeking video footage from the area of Salter Place, Columbus Drive and Gros Morne Place between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on the morning of the shooting. 

Snook, meanwhile, is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning for a bail hearing on the assault and threats charges.

He's also scheduled to be sentenced in August on a long list of charges including breaking and entering, theft under $5,000 and assault. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ryan Cooke

Ryan Cooke is a journalist with the Atlantic Investigative Unit, based in St. John's. He can be reached at ryan.cooke@cbc.ca.

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