A Quebec man has been sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime gun ban after opening fire at Mounties and paramedics outside an ambulance station in Trail, B.C.
The BC Prosecution Service confirmed that Francis Paradis was sentenced on Tuesday.
A B.C. judge handed Paradis six years for discharging a firearm with intent, six years for discharging a restricted or prohibited firearm with intent, two years for possessing a firearm while prohibited and five years for unlawful possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm.
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The sentences are to be served concurrently, meaning a total of six years behind bars.
The incident unfolded just before midnight on Oct. 25, 2022, when Paradis allegedly turned up at the Trail ambulance station draped in a blanket and behaving erratically.
At the time, RCMP said officers arrived and tried to de-escalate the situation, at which point the man fired several rounds from a handgun towards two Mounties and three nearby paramedics.
No one was injured by the gunfire.
Police subdued him with a Taser and took him into custody.
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