Attempted murder, weapons charges laid in Dartmouth shooting

Halifax Regional Police have laid charges in a shooting that sent a woman to hospital in Dartmouth, N.S., earlier this week.

Officers responded Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. to a report of a shooting that happened at an apartment building on Primrose Street.

A 34-year-old woman was taken to hospital with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries.

On Wednesday afternoon, officers stopped a vehicle in Dartmouth and arrested a suspect.

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Gregory Kaelin Everest, 21, is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court Thursday to face the following charges:

• Attempted murder
• Discharging a firearm endangering life
• Careless use of a firearm
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Possession of a prohibited firearm
• Possession of a firearm without a license
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
• Storing a firearm contrary to the regulations
• Possession of a firearm obtained by crime

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