1 arrested in Cobourg shooting probe: Northumberland OPP

Northumberland OPP say an increased police presence in the community of Roseneath is connected with a shooting investigation in nearby Cobourg.

A number of police units were in the Shearer Point Road area in Roseneath, about 30 kilometres north of Cobourg, on Thursday.

Police said resources included the OPP’s tactics and rescue unit, urban search and rescue, the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives response team, the Central Region emergency response team and forensic identification services, digital forensics, Northumberland and Peterborough OPP crime unit, Peterborough Northumberland community street crime unit and the Provincial Liaison Team.

Police said there was “no concern for public safety.”

OPP said the presence is part of the investigation into a shooting in Cobourg on Tuesday. The Cobourg Police Service said a man with a gunshot wound was “dropped off” at Northumberland Hills Hospital. Police were informed by hospital staff around 4:30 a.m.

The victim was later transported to a Toronto-area hospital.

OPP took the lead on the investigation on Wednesday.

“The victim has been identified and is currently in stable condition,” OPP said Thursday evening.

OPP have offered an evidence website portal to upload any dashcam or video camera footage related to the case early Tuesday.

Of note, the portal is labelled “Attempt Murder — Cobourg.”

UPDATE March 11:

OPP say one person has been arrested in the connection with the shooting investigation.

No details were provided on the arrest or the charges laid.

“This investigation remains ongoing,” OPP stated Friday night.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact the Northumberland OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca In addition, the OPP is asking anyone in the area of Roseneath during the early morning hours of March 7 to upload dashcam or video camera footage.