Calgary police have charged a man in connection to a drive-by shooting in Coral Springs last year.
Police said two men were sitting in a car parked in the driveway of a home when someone in another vehicle fired shots at the car as it drove by. No one was injured.
Police took Ahed Alwand, 20, into custody on Thursday. He is facing the following charges:
- Conspiracy to commit murder.
- 2 counts of attempted murder.
- Accessory after the fact of attempted murder.
- Possession of a loaded firearm.
- 3 counts of breach of recognizance.
According to the Calgary Police Service Major Crimes Section, Calgary saw 95 shootings in 2015, double that of 2014, with more than half related to organized crime. Fifteen of those shootings resulted in homicides.
“Between January 2015 and May 2016, dozens of shootings occurred between two groups of men connected to organized crime and the drug trade,” police said in a Friday news release. “These shootings predominantly occurred in the northeast quadrant of Calgary and involved a dispute over drugs, with the use of guns to resolve the issue.”
Investigators previously charged eight men in connection to last year’s gun violence.
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