Ajax man charged in connection with December shooting

Durham Regional Police say a 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with a December shooting in Oshawa.

Police said officers were called at around 5 a.m. on Dec. 10 to a home on Toronto Avenue near Ritson Road South and Highway 401 with reports a 50-year-old man was shot.

Investigators said the victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

At the time, police said officers searched the area for a man who reportedly shot at the victim. However, the suspect wasn’t found.

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On Friday, officers said they received information the accused was inside of an Ajax house. As soon as the man left the home, police said he was arrested and a handgun was found.

Thirty-year-old Ajax resident Stafford Wynter was being charged with aggravated assault, pointing a firearm and various drug-related offences.

Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to call police at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2783 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.