An Oshawa man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and multiple weapons charges in connection with a drug-related shooting in Peterborough earlier this month that left a Peterborough woman with serious injuries.
Police are continuing to search for a second suspect in the shooting, which took place around 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 at an apartment at 701 George Street North just south of Parkhill Road.
According to the police investigation, a 39-year-old Peterborough woman and 47-year-old Peterborough man were the victims of a targeted robbery connected to the drug subculture. While the suspects were robbing the couple of money, there was a physical confrontation and the woman was shot. The two suspects then fled the scene.
The woman was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre before being airlifted to a Toronto hospital. The man was not injured.
At around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday (March 18), Peterborough police officers with the assistance of the Durham Regional Police Service Tactical Response Team executed a search warrant at a residence in the Simcoe Street South and Wellington Road area of Oshawa.
Police located the suspect with the home and took him into custody. During a search of the residence, officers also seized a loaded firearm found within the suspect’s belongings.
The suspect is currently bound by a 2024 order prohibiting him from possessing any firearm and any crossbow, restricted weapon, ammunition, and explosive substance for a period of 10 years and possessing any prohibited or restricted firearm, weapon, device, or ammunition for life.
A 23-year-old Oshawa man was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder with a firearm, robbery using a firearm, two counts of unauthorized possession of a weapon, possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition, two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, and discharge of a firearm with intent.
The accused man is being held in custody and will appear in court on Thursday (March 19).
“This suspect already has a conviction for armed robbery involving a firearm and we are asking he be held in custody,” Peterborough police chief Stuart Betts states in a media release. “We are thankful that the shooting victim is continuing to recover from their injuries and will continue to search for the second suspect involved in this incident.”
The second suspect was described to police as a Black man with a skinny build wearing a black jacket, a grey hoodie with hood up, a grey toque, a grey backpack, and black shoes with blue soles.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Service at 705-876-1122 ext. 555. To submit an anonymous tip, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or stopcrimehere.ca,
While another drug-related shooting took place at 701 George Street North on September 25, 2024, seriously injuring a Scarborough teenager, police says there is nothing at this time to suggest the March shooting is connected to that incident.
