Kingston police have apprehended the fourth man allegedly involved in last week’s shooting in the north-end of Kingston.
On Jan. 29, police say three men tried to break into an apartment building on Fraser Street wearing facemasks and brandishing guns. When they could not get in, they allegedly shot through two windows, one in a child’s bedroom.
On Feb. 1, Kingston police, along with Brockville police, arrested and charged 53-year-old Everett Timothy Telgen from Brockville with two counts of attempted murder, four counts of reckless discharge of a firearm, three counts of possession of a firearm while prohibited, possession of a firearm without a licence, having his face disguised to commit an offence, break and enter and breach of probation.
They also charged 31-year-old Jeffrey Burtch from Perth with two counts of attempted murder, four counts of reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm without a licence, having his face disguised to commit an offence, break and enter, and breach of probation.
On Feb. 4, police identified the driver of a vehicle allegedly involved in the shooting, and around 2:30 p.m., they tracked the man down exiting a car on Delhi Street.
When he was arrested, police say he was in possession of suspected crack cocaine and crystal meth.
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The alleged driver was 30-year-old Joseph Ferguson from Brockville, who is charged with attempted robbery, attempted break and enter, two counts of attempted murder, four counts of reckless discharge of a firearm and use of a firearm to commit an offence in relation to the incident of January 29.
He was also charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.
On Feb. 7, Kingston police located and arrested the fourth suspect, 37-year-old Joseph Edward Wilson from Brockville, while he was driving away from a home on Highway 26 in North Augusta.
He was also charged with attempted robbery, attempted break and enter, having his face disguised to commit an offence, two counts of attempted murder, four counts of reckless discharge of a firearm, use of a firearm to commit an offence, possession of a firearm while prohibited, possession of a firearm without a licence and breach probation.
Police are still searching for what they called the second getaway car, a dark-coloured SUV, and to identify the registered owner. Detectives are also still searching for the firearms allegedly used in this incident.
Kingston police ask anyone with information about the incident to contact Det. Jim Veltman at 613-549-4660 ext. 6300 or jveltman@kingstonpolice.ca or Det. Scott Huffman at 613-549-4660 ext. 6322 or shuffman@kingstonpolice.ca.
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