Durham Police yesterday said a male is in custody after committing an assault with a firearm and making threats.
On Tuesday, October 17 at about 11:50 am, members of Central East Division responded to a check on well-being call in the area of Mary Street North and Colborne Street East in Oshawa.
When arriving on scene, officers received further information that a male had fled on foot and was possibly in possession of a firearm. The Tactical Support Unit and K9 Unit attended the scene and contained the area. The victim was located with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The victim was transported by police to a safe location, said a police statement.
Police located the suspect who was taken into custody without incident. The suspect was transported to a local area hospital for minor injuries, it added.
A search warrant was executed at a residence related to the suspect and a firearm was located.
The suspect, age 40 of Oshawa was charged and held for a bail hearing. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with new information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Micallef of Central East Division Major Crime at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5398.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspects and not convicted,
2. Sometimes charges are dropped or amended, and
3. Charges are not proven in court.
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