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By battlefordsNOW Staff

Man charged with attempted murder after afternoon shooting

Oct 7, 2024 | 12:37 PM

Battlefords RCMP have charged one man with two counts of attempted murder after a shooting at a home in North Battleford last Thursday.

Officers were dispatched around 4:15 p.m. Oct. 3 to reports of a shooting on the 1400 block of 109th Street. There, they located two men with serious gunshot injuries. Both were taken to hospital.

Two men and a woman were arrested near the scene.

Police say Adrian Dreaver, 21, from North Battleford was charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of possessing a firearm, ammunition while prohibited, possession of a firearm without a license and possession of a firearm while knowing the possession was unauthorized.

The other man and woman who were initially arrested were released without charges.

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Dreaver appeared in court this morning. The investigation remains ongoing with assistance from the Battlefords RCMP Municipal General Investigative Section.

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