Man injured in Halifax shooting faces weapons charges

A 36-year-old man is facing nine charges after he was injured in a shooting in Halifax Friday night.

Halifax Regional Police (HRP) responded to reports of an assault involving weapons on Intercolonial Street around 5:50 p.m. Police received additional reports of shots being fired before officers arrived on scene.

Five people allegedly fled the scene but were quickly located and arrested.

One man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later charged in the shooting.

Police say the man who allegedly fired the gun is also the man who sustained the gunshot wound, but investigators don’t believe he intended to shoot himself.

Andrew Joseph Dewolfe has been charged with the following offences:

• possession of a firearm – no licence/certificate
• unsafe storage of a firearm
• possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace
• unauthorized possession of a firearm
• possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
• tampering with serial number on firearm
• uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death
• discharge firearm with intent

DeWolfe was set to appear in Halifax provincial court on Monday.

The other four people arrested Friday were released without charges.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Sean Mott

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