Man charged with attempted murder after shots fired in Northern Bruce Peninsula

Grey Bruce OPP say they’ve charged a 39-year-old with attempted murder after shots were fired in Northern Bruce Peninsula early last Wednesday.

On March 31 at about 1:30 a.m., police were called to an address on Head Street in Tobermory after a vehicle drove past a residence and the driver fired several shots.

Police say that a witness followed the suspect vehicle and that the accused fired several shotgun rounds at the victim’s vehicle, narrowly missing the occupants before fleeing the area.

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Officers say there were no injuries as a result of the incident.

Officers found the suspect in a car last Wednesday before he was arrested and taken into custody,

David Hillyer, 39, from Northern Bruce Peninsula, was subsequently charged with two counts of attempted murder, reckless discharge of a firearm, uttering threats, cocaine possession and methamphetamine possession.

Hillyer was held for a bail hearing in Owen Sound.