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CTV News
01-08-2025
- CTV News
Fourth person charged in February shooting death of Cape Breton man
Police tape is seen around a home on Shore Road in Whitney Pier, N.S., on Feb. 24, 2025, after a man's shooting death. (Ryan MacDonald/CTV Atlantic) A fourth person has been charged in connection with the shooting death of a 44-year-old man in Whitney Pier, N.S., earlier this year. Christopher Anderson Neville, 49, was arrested in Halifax on Thursday. He has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jeffrey Pearson and will appear in provincial court on Friday. Cape Breton Regional Police Service responded to a home on Shore Road around 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 22, after multiple gunshots were reported in the area. A man was reported running from the home and a white truck was spotting leaving the scene. An officer tried to stop the truck on Cow Bay Road in Sydney and the people inside allegedly fled into a nearby wooded area. Three men were found in an apartment complex and arrested. An emergency alert was also activated as police tried to find the suspects. Police announced the next day that 27-year-old Mal Chol, Goaner Mark Tut, 20, and Letjor Geng, 19, were charged with first-degree murder in Pearson's death. All three were from outside the Maritimes and known to police. 'To maintain the integrity of Court proceedings, no additional details can be released about the investigation,' Cape Breton Regional Police said in a news release. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
01-08-2025
- CBC
Fourth man charged in fatal Whitney Pier shooting
Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a fourth person in connection to a fatal shooting in Whitney Pier, N.S., in February. Christopher Anderson Neville, 49, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 44-year-old Jeffrey Pearson. Neville is expected to appear in provincial court in Halifax on Friday. Police arrested Neville in Halifax on Thursday. In a news release, police spokesperson Desiree Magnus said no additional details will be released. In February, police were called to a home in the Shore Road area of Whitney Pier after reports of gun shots. Police say a male fled the scene along with a white truck. Officers tried to stop the vehicle, but were unsuccessful. Three people inside the vehicle fled into a wooded area. A police emergency response team, two canine units, a drone unit and other police officers searched for the suspects, who were later arrested at an apartment complex. Those suspects, three men from Alberta, have been charged with first-degree murder.
