RCMP have charged two men following a bizarre incident in Clementsport, N.S. earlier this month.
On Sept. 13, police say they received a complaint of an abandoned pickup truck that appeared to have multiple bullet holes in it on Guinea Road.
After some investigating, police were able to determine that the driver of the vehicle, a 71-year-old man, had pulled into his camp driveway when he came under gunfire by two people.
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RCMP say the man managed to exit his vehicle and escaped by running into the woods.
Five days later, police arrested two men in connection with the incident.
Todd Scott Schnare, 37, of Plympton, N.S., has been charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and various firearms offences.
He was remanded into custody and will appear in court on Sept. 22.
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A 26-year-old from Mount Pleasant, Digby County, is also facing charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and various firearms offences. His name has not yet been released.
RCMP say the man has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Annapolis Royal Provincial Court on Nov. 27.
Anyone who may have been in the area and heard gun shots, or saw suspicious behaviour near Guinea Road on Sept. 13 to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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