Toronto man, 23, arrested after shots fired in Friday fight in Kanata
An arrest was made in Toronto last weekend.
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A 23-year-old Toronto man was arrested on a number of charges after shots were fired in a fight in the Kanata area last Friday.
Ottawa police said in a release Wednesday that officers were called just after 4 p.m. Friday on reports of gunfire in a parking lot in the 100 block of Castlefrank Drive, near Abbeyhill Drive.
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By the time police arrived, the suspects and the victim had left the area.
Officers determined that three men had been involved in an altercation during which a firearm was discharged.
No injuries were reported.
An investigation by the Ottawa Police Service guns and gangs unit identified Lorne Hicks, 23, of Mississauga, as the suspected shooter.
Hicks was arrested in Toronto over the weekend. He faces several firearms-related charges, including discharging a firearm with intent, possession of a loaded and unlicensed restricted firearm and careless use and handling of a firearm. He also faces charges of assault, resisting arrest, and various breaches under the Firearms Act.
He was expected to appear in court Thursday, police said.
Anyone with information on the case, or others, was asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service guns and gangs unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5050.
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