Woman charged with attempted murder after shooting hospitalizes man in Princedale, N.S.

A RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)

A 20-year-old woman is facing an attempted murder charge over an alleged shooting that hospitalized a man in Annapolis County, N.S., early Wednesday morning.

Emergency crews responded to the reported shooting at a Clementsvale Road residence in Princedale around 12:20 a.m. They learned a man had been shot by a woman known to him, according to an RCMP news release.

Police found a 24-year-old man with gunshot wounds. He went to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Officers arrested the woman at the scene and seized a firearm.

Angel Paul, from West Paradise, was charged with:

• attempt to commit murder with firearm
• possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• unauthorized possession of a firearm
• failure to comply with an undertaking

Paul appeared in court on Thursday and remains in custody.

The investigation is ongoing.

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