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Girl, 14, Boy, 17, Charged In Double Shooting, And Stabbing In Ottawa

Darpan News Desk, 27 Jun, 2016 01:37 PM
    OTTAWA — Three people — including a 14-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy — are facing charges following a double shooting and stabbing in Ottawa.
     
    Police say officers responding to a call early Saturday found three males with non-life threatening injuries — one had been stabbed in the abdomen, the others had been shot. Two were taken to hospital and one refused medical treatment.
     
    They say a loaded firearm was seized and several suspects were taken into custody.
     
     
    A 14-year-old Gatineau, Que., girl is charged with several weapons offences — including careless use of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm — and accessory after the fact.
     
    A 17-year-old Ottawa boy faces charges that include careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a loaded firearm, and possession of a firearm obtained by crime.
     
    Investigators also say an 18-year-old Ottawa man is charged with a drug-related offence.

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