RCMP arrest Nova Scotia man wanted for shooting woman near motel on the weekend

CITYnews halifax / By The Canadian Press

The RCMP in Nova Scotia have arrested a 52-year-old man wanted for a weekend shooting that injured a woman as she sat in a car outside a motel in Brookfield.

The Mounties in Colchester County say an emergency response team was on hand this morning when Darren Trevor Jackson was arrested at a home in Nuttby, 40 kilometres north of the crime scene.

On Sunday, police said they responded to a report that a man had shot at a woman and her vehicle on Highway 2 in Brookfield and that a second woman, who was waiting in the vehicle, was injured by gunfire.

The victims fled the scene and were later found by police at a hospital in Truro.

Police say a 29-year-old woman was uninjured while a 30-year-old Truro woman sustained injuries that were serious but not life-threatening.

Jackson, who is from Truro, is facing two counts of attempted murder, along with charges of aggravated assault, possession of a dangerous weapon and six other offences.

An RCMP spokesman said the alleged shooter and victim were known to each other.

The accused was the subject of an emergency alert that was cancelled early Monday when the Mounties determined there was no immediate threat to the public.

RCMP say they seized Jackson’s vehicle in Truro on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2023.