Two people charged in 2021 shooting of man in Eskasoni, N.S.

Two men have been charged for a 2021 shooting in Eskasoni, N.S.

Two people have been charged in connection with the 2021 shooting of a man in Eskasoni, N.S.

The RCMP responded to a home on Mountain View Drive around 10:25 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2021, after receiving a report that a man had been shot through a window.

The 53-year-old victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit has been leading the investigation. After reviewing “hundreds of relevant video and other digital files,” officers arrested one man at a home in Eskasoni and another at a home in Chapel Island on Tuesday.

Ashton Bernard, 35, of Eskasoni has been charged with attempted murder, discharge of a firearm with intent, and other weapons offences. Police say Bernard was also arrested for a warrant associated to an unrelated investigation.

Edwin Paul, 29, of Chapel Island is charged with accessory after the fact.

Bernard and Paul appeared before a justice of the peace and were released on conditions pending a court appearance on March 3.

Investigators believe the shooting was a targeted act and not a random incident.

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