A 34-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting in Shea Heights early Thursday morning
The RNC say gunshots were fired on Barry Place around 4 a.m. The 34-year-old man was taken to hospital, while a 37-year-old man suffered injuries unrelated to gunshots. Police say it was a targeted attack and the investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the RNC or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
Police are investigating after a report of shots fire din the area of a St. John’s residence Sunday night.
The RNC was called around 11 p.m. to Portugal Cove Road, near Elizabeth Avenue. Multiple officers responded to the area as well as the K-9 unit. Officers confirmed gunshots caused damage toa. vehicle in front of the home. The suspect fled the scene and could not be located.
No injuries were reported and there is no threat to public safety as the event is believed to have been targeted. Anyone with information is asked to contact the RNC or Crime Stoppers.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in St. John’s Tuesday afternoon.
The RNC was called to a case of “unknown trouble” in the east end of the capital city. Upon arrival officers were advised by residents that there had been a man in the area with a firearm who had shot at a person and a residence.
After a short investigation, officers were able to identify, locate and arrest the 29-year-old male suspect. He was charged with numerous offences including assault with a weapon, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, discharging a firearm with Reckless Intent, mischief Under $5000, and multiple breaches of a release order.
The man was taken to the lock-up and is being held there to appear in court. There were no injuries reported at this time.
A Labrador man who killed a Quebec man in Labrador City five years ago has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. With credit for time served, Vincent Ward has just under 14 months left to serve. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
For the second time in three months, police were called to Conception Bay South after gunshots were fired at a residence.
Police are not saying whether it was the same house that was hit, nor whether the recent string of shootings are linked. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a residence in Conception Bay South Tuesday evening.
On December 13, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers with RNC Operational Patrol Services responded to a residence on Uplands Road in relation to a report of possible gunshots fired in the area.
On arrival, officers determined there had been gun shots fired at a residence. No injuries were reported, but the property was damaged. The RNC believe the incident to be targeted, and believe there to be no immediate public safety concerns.
A white four-door sedan was observed leaving the area around the time of the incident.
The investigation into this event is ongoing, and investigators are seeking any CCTV, dash camera, or cell phone video footage in the area of Uplands Road, C.B.S., around the time of the reported incident.
The RNC request that anyone with information to assist the investigation contact the RNC at 709-729-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can now provide information anonymously on the NL Crime Stoppers Website at www.nlcrimestoppers.com.
A man charged with shooting and injuring two people in Conception Bay South almost two months ago plans to plead not guilty.
NTV’s Rosie Mullaley was in provincial court today and files this report.
Police are investigating a report of a rifle round that went through a home in Isle aux Morts Nov. 5.
Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, police received the report and attended the home located on Ridgeview Crescent in Isle aux Morts. A bullet struck the home, went through an exterior wall, an interior wall and came to rest in a bedroom closet. The home was unoccupied at the time and the incident is believed to have occurred sometime between 8 a.m.-12 p.m. that day.
The incident appears to be accidental in nature. It is believed the shot was likely a stray round that may have been fired by a hunter from a distant wooded area.
RCMP NL reminds the public of the Regulations under the Provincial Wildlife Act which prohibit a person from discharging a firearm within 1,000 meters of a school, playground or athletic field or within 300 meters of a dwelling (residence). The public is also reminded that it is a Criminal Code offence to discharge a firearm without knowing your back drop or in residential areas.
Anyone having information about this incident is asked to contact Port Aux Basques RCMP at 709-695-2149 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers: #SayItHere 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit www.nlcrimestoppers.com or use the P3Tips app.
Police are asking for the publics help in identifying a person who is responsible for a recent weapons offence in Kenmount Terrace in St. John’s.
