Police charge man with shooting in Dartmouth

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Regional police have charged a man in connection to a shooting that happened in Dartmouth earlier this week.

On Tuesday at roughly 3:45 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting that happened at an apartment building on Primrose Street.

Police say a 34-year-old woman was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Then on Wednesday afternoon, officers stopped a vehicle in Dartmouth and arrested the suspect.

Gregory Kaelin Everest, 21, was scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court Thursday to face charges of:

• Attempted murder
• Discharging a firearm endangering life
• Careless use of a firearm
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Possession of a prohibited firearm
• Possession of a firearm without a license
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
• Storing a firearm contrary to the regulations
• Possession of a firearm obtained by crime