Police looking for two males in investigation of ByWard Market capturing

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The Ottawa Police Service weapons and gangs unit is working to find two males of their investigation of a capturing within the ByWard Market within the early hours of Friday morning.

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The service stated in a launch Sunday that the capturing, which occurred on York Avenue, “left a number of individuals injured.” No updates on their circumstances had been supplied by police within the launch.

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On Friday, police stated they obtained a number of 911 calls reporting a capturing east of Sussex Drive at about 2:20 a.m.

Three males had been discovered with gunshot wounds and had been handled and brought to hospital by paramedics.

They had been in critical however steady situation with accidents that weren’t life-threatening, the Ottawa Paramedic Service stated on the time.

Investigators later discovered that two different males could have been injured within the capturing, police stated Friday.

One went to a hospital outdoors of Ottawa for therapy, police stated. Police stated the fifth attainable sufferer was additionally positioned.

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Police stated Sunday that Michael Meehan, 28, is needed for a number of expenses together with aggravated assault, carrying a hid weapon, 4 expenses of assault with a weapon, and 4 expenses of pointing a firearm.

A second particular person, Tyler Meehan, 25, is needed on an assault cost in relation to the investigation, police stated.

Anybody with data relating to the whereabouts of those two males is requested to name the weapons and gangs unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5050. Nameless ideas could be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.

With recordsdata from Megan Gillis