A 53-year-old suspect who was arrested in connection with a shooting at a popular Laurentians resort has been released without charge, provincial police say.
Police said in a news release that their analysis of the man’s version of the events did not allow charges to be filed “at this time.”
However, a file was submitted to the province’s prosecution service after the man was interrogated, police said, adding that the man has promised to appear in court at a later date.
The shooting happened Friday afternoon in Estérel, an upscale resort 100 kilometres north of Montreal.
One person was injured who has been identified as Valeriy Tarasenko, but his life is not in danger.
Tarasenko is a businessman with alleged ties to Inna Yashchyshyn, who made headlines after posing as a fake heiress of the Rothschild banking family and infiltrating Mar-A-Lago, the Florida estate of former U.S. president Donald Trump.
According to an investigation by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tarasenko and Yashchyshyn had a falling out. However, Yashchyshyn remains listed in Quebec’s corporate register as the president of a non-profit corporation founded by Tarasenko, who name remains on its mailing address.
Esterel Mayor Frank Pappas told reporters Friday that the shooting was a targeted attack.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
— With files from the Canadian Press
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