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18-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Moncton

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An 18-year-old Moncton man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting outside a bar on Mountain Road in Moncton, N.B.

In a release, the RCMP said a 28-year-old man was shot in the evening on Nov. 3, and was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

“Police found a second bullet lodged in a wall inside the business but nobody else was injured,” they said.

On the following day, 18-year-old Drake Farren was arrested. He was found on Spruce Street.

Police said they also seized a loaded firearm that was stored in an unsafe manner.

On Friday, Farren appeared in Moncton provincial court and was charged with attempted murder.

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He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to be in court on Nov. 9 for a bail hearing.

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