Third person charged for April shooting incident in Waterloo
Residents in Waterloo told officers gunshots rang out around 3:30 a.m. in the area of University Avenue East and Weber Street North.
No one was hurt in what police called a 'targeted' incident.
A teen and 25-year-old man from Halton were arrested the same day.
On Thursday, police announced the arrested a third person, a 24-year-old man from Kitchener. He was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, uttering threats to cause death, possession for the purpose of trafficking, disobeying a court order and failing to comply with an undertaking.
The 25-year-old man, meanwhile, has been charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, unauthorized possession of a weapon, breaching probation and failure to comply with a court order.
The teen was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm and unauthorized possession of a fire.
Police have not shared any further details about what led up to the shooting.
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