Ottawa man charged in December Centretown shooting
Posted Jan 29, 2021 02:30:00 PM.
Police have laid charges in connection with a shooting in Centretown.
On December 5, 2020, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) responded to a shooting on Nepean Street, between Bank Street and Kent Street, that injured a 52-year-old man.
On Friday, January 29, the OPS Guns and Gangs Unit charged Mustapha Yusuf, 25, of Ottawa, with the following 10 offences:
- Possession of a Restricted/ Prohibited Firearm (No License)
- Possession of a Restricted/ Prohibited Firearm (Knowing no Authority)
- Careless Use of Firearm
- Possession of a Loaded Regulated Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm Obtained by Crime
- Possession of a Firearm While Prohibited
- Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to Public Peace
- Discharging a Firearm with Intent
- Aggravated Assault
- Failure to Comply with Release Order
Yusuf is due in court on January 29.
