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Toronto Sun
15-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
2 charged in St. Catharines after female wounded in 'unintentional' shooting
A Niagara Regional Police vehicle. Photo by Niagara Regional Police / Facebook A man and a woman were charged after what cops described as an 'unintentional' shooting of a female in a neighbouring apartment in St. Catharines. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Niagara Regional Police said they responded last Friday at about 12:20 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the Ontario-St. Paul Sts. area. Cops said a female was found with a gunshot wound and transported to a hospital by emergency crews. Officers determined that she had been unintentionally shot by individuals in a neighbouring apartment, which police said was then contained for an investigation. Read More Andre Smith, 38, and Anikkita Beckford-Stone, 20, both of St. Catharines, were arrested and charged shortly afterward. Smith was charged with six firearm-related offences and one count of aggravated assault. Beckford-Stone was charged with five firearm-related offences and one count of aggravated assault. Police said a firearm was allegedly recovered when officers executed a search warrant on the accused's apartment the next day. Police continue to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111 (option 3, ext. 1009703) or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Columnists Golf NFL NHL Canada
CTV News
14-07-2025
- CTV News
Woman in neighbouring apartment wounded in ‘unintentional' shooting in St. Catharines, police say
A Niagara region police cruiser can be seen above. (Wikipedia Commons) Police have arrested and charged two people from St. Catharines in connection with what they say was the 'unintentional' shooting of a female in a neighbouring apartment. Officers from Niagara Regional Police Service responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Ontario Street and St. Paul Street at around 12:20 p.m. on July 11. One female was subsequently located with a gunshot wound and transferred to an out of region hospital by the emergency crews, a press release says. Officers determined that she had been unintentionally shot by individuals in a neighbouring apartment, which was then contained for an investigation, police say. Andre Smith, 38 and Anikkita Beckford-Stone, 20, were arrested and charged shortly after. A firearm was recovered when officers executed a search warrant on the accused's apartment the next day, police say. Smith was charged with six firearm-related offences and one count of aggravated assault. Beckford-Stone was charged with five firearm-related offences and one count of aggravated assault. Both the accused were remanded in custody after a bail hearing on July 12. The charges have not been tested in court. Police are still investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man who threatened school online sentenced
GOSHEN — A man who admitted to posting online threats against Goshen schools received a two-year sentence. Andre Smith, 18, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in the Indiana Department of Corrections with 380 days suspended to probation. He will receive credit for 175 days spent in custody since his arrest. He must also write a letter of apology to the school. Smith pleaded guilty in February to one count of intimidation as a Level 6 felony. A second count of intimidation was dismissed. Smith was arrested shortly after the Sept. 18 incident, which police said caused close to 80 percent of Goshen Community Schools students to miss classes that day. The school remained open despite the threats, which were posted on Facebook at around midnight. A post on the 'Nosy Neighbors of Michiana' Facebook group stated, 'Goshen high school students be ready' followed by several gun and devil face emojis. Another said 'My friend will take care of GPD also be ready boys in blue.' Investigators arrested smith, with the help of the Indiana State Police, after connecting him to the Facebook account that posted the threats. He told them he made the threats because he wanted to 'scare people that were mean to others,' according to police.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
18-year-old admits to school threat
GOSHEN — A Goshen man has pleaded guilty to posting online threats against the school. Andre Smith, 18, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to intimidation as a Level 6 felony. He was charged with two counts of intimidation after his arrest in September. He entered the plea in Elkhart County Circuit Court ahead of a jury trial set for March 10. Judge Michael Christofeno accepted his plea and set sentencing for March 12. Smith was arrested Sept. 18 while Goshen police were investigating a threat against Goshen Community Schools posted online at around midnight. The posts on the 'Nosy Neighbors of Michiana' Facebook group stated, 'Goshen high school students be ready' followed by several gun and devil face emojis, and 'My friend will take care of GPD also be ready boys in blue.' Classes remained open that day though after-school activities and athletic practices were canceled. Police said only 21 percent of students attended school following the threat. The Indiana State Police became involved in the investigation and obtained a search warrant to get more information about the account which posted the threat. They learned that the user's given date of birth was July 15, 2006, and GPS data indicated that the user was near the Winchester Trails community. Comcast Internet provided police with the user's IP address and account information. The service provider said the user was Smith, who lived at 149 Winchester Trails, according to police. Police confirmed Smith's name and address and executed a warrant at his residence shortly before 5 p.m. with help from the Elkhart County Regional SWAT unit. Smith was arrested and brought to the police department for questioning. Smith admitted to creating the Facebook account and posting the threats against the school, according to police. He said he wanted to 'scare people that were mean to others' and used a pentagram profile picture to appear scarier.
