Raymond Shawn Daniel Leroy, wanted in connection with the Dec. 22, 2019 shooting in Sydney Mines, is in police custody on Thursday evening.
He was arrested as the result of a warrant issued by Cape Breton Regional Police in its investigation of the shooting of three individuals inside a Barrington Street residence.
On the day of the shooting, police said they were called to the residence at around 6 a.m., where they found two men — aged 28 and 41 — with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
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A short time later, police said they received reports of a third shooting victim, who they located in a separate apartment at the Barrington Street address.
According to police, a 21-year-old woman was taken to Glace Bay Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Leroy faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, uttering threats, break and enter, and various firearms offences.
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He is scheduled to appear in Sydney provincial court on Friday, Jan. 3.
— With files from Graeme Benjamin
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