Man Charged with Two Counts of Attempt Murder in January Shooting

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(5:23 p.m.)

A man faces two charges of attempted murder in relation to a shooting that occurred in Dartmouth on January 10, 2012.

At 9:25 p.m., Halifax Regional Police received a call of several gun shots in the area of Churchill Court in Dartmouth. Two vehicles, one car and a pickup truck, fled the area. Several bullet casings were located in the parking lot of Churchill Court. Police later responded to the hospital, located a car with damaged windows parked outside and determined the victims had driven themselves to the hospital. Two men in their early twenties suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident.

Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Randall Smith of Dartmouth was arrested at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility today at 9:30 a.m. by investigators in the Halifax Regional Police/RCMP Integrated General Investigation Section. He is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on Monday to face the following twenty charges:

  • Section 239(1)(a) CC - Attempted Murder While Using Certain Firearm (two counts)
  • Section 244 CC - Discharge Firearm with the Intent to Endanger Life or Safety of Another Person (two counts)
  • Section 244.2(1)(b) CC - Discharge a Restricted Firearm While Being Reckless as to the Life or Safety of Another Person (two counts)
  • Section 86(1) CC - Careless Use of a Firearm
  • Section 86(2) CC - Unsafe Handling 
  • Section 87 (1) CC - Pointing a Firearm (two counts)
  • Section 88(1) CC - Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
  • Section 92(1) CC - Possession of a Weapon Knowing it is Unauthorized
  • Section 95(1)(b) CC - Possession of a Restricted Firearm with Ammunition 
  • Section 96(a) CC - Possession of Weapon Obtained by Commission of Offence 
  • Section 117.01(1) CC - Possession of a Weapon While Prohibited (two counts)
  • Section 267(a) CC - Assault with a Weapon (two counts)

Smith faces additional charges of breaching his probation.