A man from Kedgwick, N.B., has been charged with attempted murder after a 60-year-old man was shot in northwestern New Brunswick earlier this week.
New Brunswick RCMP say they were called to an altercation between two men in Kedgwick River on Monday.
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Police say a firearm was discharged during the altercation and the victim was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Philip Latour-Bergamo was arrested the next day in connection with the incident.
He appeared in Campbellton provincial court on Wednesday to face the attempted murder charge.
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He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court again on Friday for a bail hearing.
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