Police say a man is facing multiple charges in connection with a shooting that rattled downtown New Westminster in April.
One person was hurt in the April 18 incident that saw “multiple shots … fired into a group of people” in the 700-block of Carnarvon Street, and police descend in force on Royal Columbian Hospital where they arrested two people.
In a media release Thursday, New Westminster Police say after further investigation, the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team arrested James Christopher Cheeseman, 55, in downtown New Westminster on April 25.
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Prosecutors approved charges of possessing a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, pointing a firearm and possessing a firearm with an altered or removed serial number on Wednesday, according to police.
Police believe the shooting was targeted, but not connected to the ongoing B.C. gang conflict.
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