Second suspect faces charges in July shooting near Halifax Common: police

Man faces charges in July shooting in Halifax A man has been charged in relation to a shooting in Halifax last summer.

A second person is now facing charges in connection with a shooting that sent one man to hospital last July in Halifax.

Police were called to a report of shots fired in the 5800 block of Cunard Street around 8:30 p.m. on July 6.

Officers found a man, 31, with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Thursday night, the Halifax Regional Police Quick Response Unit arrested a suspect in a vehicle in Dartmouth, N.S.

Thomas Junior Downey, 36, was due in Halifax provincial court Friday to face charges of:

Downey’s arrest comes after police arrested and charged Megan Alana Lake, 29, at the scene of the shooting for a separate warrant. The next day, she was charged with the following charges in relation to the shooting:

Lake was scheduled to appear in court at a later date to face the charges.