Police hunt for suspects in weekend shootings

Posted Oct 31, 2016 07:20:43 AM.

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OTTAWA — The hunt is still on for whoever pulled the trigger in two separate weekend shootings in the capital.

One man was arrested and questioned in a Saturday night shooting in Vanier, but was released without charges.

A man was shot at on Altha Avenue in Vanier, after he tried to stop a drug deal. The man was not injured, and is co-operating with police.

The shooting was the second this weekend; on Friday night, a 23-year old man was shot in the abdomen on Caldwell Avenue in Carlington. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.

These shootings are the 58th and 59th of this year in Ottawa.

Anyone with information on either shooting is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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