Petawawa shooting investigation leads to 8 arrests, major drug seizure
Investigation began after someone fired gun inside apartment in March
Eight people are facing charges that include drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder as part of an investigation into gunfire earlier this year at a Petawawa, Ont., apartment building.
Ontario Provincial Police officers were called to the Wolfe Avenue building on March 22 after getting a report someone had fired a gun in the hallway.
In a news release Saturday, OPP said their investigation revealed the shooter had targeted the wrong residence.
No one was injured, they added.
While that suspect remains on the loose, eight other people were arrested after police executed search warrants in Ontario and Quebec on June 5, OPP said.
Major drug seizure
The warrants resulted in a major illegal drug haul, with police seizing more than 12 kilograms of fentanyl, more than 15 kilograms of cocaine and roughly 17,000 methamphetamine tablets.
Officers also seized quantities of other drugs, OPP said, along with one real and two fake handguns, ammunition, cash and jewelry.
The eight people charged range in age from 20 to 63. Most are from either eastern Ontario or western Quebec.
Four of the accused have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Police have also laid numerous drug and weapons trafficking charges.
Some face as few as two counts, while one of the accused, a 44-year-old man from Gatineau, Que., has been charged with 23 offences.
All but one of the eight remained in custody as of Friday, OPP said.
As for the initial shooting suspect, police said he may be in the Montreal area but they're still trying to locate him.