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Attempted murder charge laid in Grande Prairie shooting

Grande Prairie RCMP are searching for Dakota Jackson Grey who is accused of being involved in a shooting, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.
Grande Prairie RCMP are searching for Dakota Jackson Grey who is accused of being involved in a shooting, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. RCMP, Credit

A man is facing a list of charges including attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Grande Prairie over the weekend.

Police said a road grader and a vehicle were involved in a collision in the area of 100 Street and 84 Avenue in Grande Prairie shortly after midnight on Saturday. A person got out of the vehicle and fired shots at the grader before fleeing the area on foot.

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The grader operator wasn’t shot but was taken to hospital with minor injuries and later released.

On Saturday afternoon, RCMP arrested Dakota Jackson Grey, 22, at a home in Grande Prairie.

Grey is facing several charges, including attempted murder, discharging a firearm with intent, pointing a firearm and a possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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He’s been remanded in custody and is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday.

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