A Quesnel man, a suspect in a shooting incident in Prince George, has been ordered to stand trial.
31-year-old Cody Lorntsen is due back in Supreme Court on July 9th.
He’s facing numerous charges including:
- Discharging a Firearm with Intent to Wound or Disfigure
- Aggravated Assault
- Use of a Firearm in the Commission of an Offence
- Unlawfully Discharging a Firearm.
Prince George RCMP say they received multiple reports of shots fired in the 2000 block of Tamarack Street at around 3AM back on October 2017.
Police say the evidence gathered during the investigation led them to believe that two individuals exchanged gunfire outside a residence.
It is believed that one person was injured.
A 20-year-old Prince George man was arrested that evening and charged with Attempted Murder.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Lorntsen and he was taken into custody on November 1st in Quesnel.
– with files from George Henderson, My Cariboo Now
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