Man charged in Merivale shooting

Posted Feb 16, 2012 By EMC News

EMC news - Police have charged one man for a shooting outside a west end nightclub during the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 11.

Ottawa police were called to the bar on the 1900 block of Merivale Road shortly after 1 a.m., after an alleged clash between two groups led to shots being fired.

One person suffered non-life threatening not related to the gunfire, said police.

The guns and gangs unit, which conducted the investigation, filed eight charges against a 23-year-old mal, including:

- Pointing a firearm.

- Possessing a firearm obtained by crime.

- Possessing a firearm while prohibited.

- Failing to comply with the condition of judicial release.

- Discharging a firearm.