Three Brantford men were arrested following following a shooting investigation.
On Wednesday morning, a concerned citizen called to report what was believed to be a gunshot heard at a Tenth Avenue residence in Brantford.
Police say that two male suspects exited a vehicle where an altercation occurred with another man, a shot was then fired.
Police tracked the suspects down and it lead to several other drug related charges.
- A 29-year-old man from Brantford stands charged with the following Criminal Code violations:
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm/ammunition while prohibited
- Fail to comply with Release Order
- A 45-year-old man from Brantford stands charged with the following Criminal Code violations:
- Discharge firearm,
- Break, enter and commit indictable offence
- Using a firearm in the commission of an offence
- A 29-year-old man from Brantford stands charged with the following Criminal Code violations:
- Discharge firearm
- Break, enter and commit indictable offence
- Using a firearm in the commission of an offence
- Utter threats to cause bodily harm/death
- Assault
Additionally, search incident to arrest found the 29-year-old man in possession of brass knuckles, illegal drugs (suspected methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl), Canadian currency, a digital scale and drug packaging materials. As a result, the suspect also stands charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking x3, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes.
On February 16, 2024, a Section 487 Criminal Code Search Warrant was granted to search a Burwell Street residence. Following the search of the residence the following items were located:
- Approximately 420.58 grams of suspected methamphetamine
- Approximately 42.2 grams of suspected fentanyl
- A quantity of pills – suspected hydromorphone, dilaudid, and morphine
- A tactical vest with a 10-round capacity and 21-round capacity magazine containing live ammunition
- Handgun with a high-capacity magazine containing live ammunition
- Bag containing various caliber live ammunition
The total street value of the controlled substances seized from the residence is approximately $62,568.
As a result of the investigation, the 29-year-old man from Brantford also stands charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm (handgun)
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm (handgun)
- Careless storage of a firearm (handgun)
- Possession of restricted firearm (handgun)
- Possession of a prohibited device – Magazine x 2
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (handgun)
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Methamphetamine, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Morphine, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Hydromorphone, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act