The RCMP have arrested and charged 56-year-old Maxwell Upwards of Norris Point following an investigation into a shooting last night at a residential property in Norris Point. At approximately 9:15 p.m., police received a report indicating that a man had been shot and was being transported to the Bonne Bay Health Centre.  The shooter was identified as Upwards.

The victim of the shooting, a male resident of Norris Point, was treated for injuries that were non-life-threatening.

Upwards was in court today and is charged with the following criminal offences:

• Aggravated assault
• Assault causing bodily harm
• Assault with a weapon
• Careless use of a firearm
• Pointing a firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm

Officers remain in the area today continuing with the investigation.