Toronto man, 23, arrested after shots fired in Friday fight in Kanata
A 23-year-old Toronto man has been arrested on a number of charges after shots were fired in a fight in the Kanata area last Friday.
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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.
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Officers determined that three men had been involved in an altercation during which a firearm was discharged.
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No injuries were reported.
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An investigation by the Ottawa Police Service guns and gangs unit identified Lorne Hicks, 23, of Mississauga, as the suspected shooter.
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Hicks was arrested in Toronto over the weekend. He now 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.
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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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