Police say a 20-year-old man in hospital with serious injuries and another man are in custody following an alleged shooting in the Goulds area of St. John’s on Sunday night. Brandon Chafe, 21, appeared in St. Louis District Court. John’s on Monday morning, a few weeks after he was released on bail for a firearms dealer. Chafe faces 10 charges related to an incident on Sunday night, including aggravated assault, multiple firearms offenses and breach of release order. “Yes,” Chafe replied when Judge Lois Skanes asked if he understood the charges against him. Chafe, who has no criminal record, was arrested on May 29 for trafficking firearms. This offense is linked to a series of violent crimes in the St. John area in early May. Chafe is scheduled to appear in court on July 4 via video call. Chafe is ordered not to have contact with the victim.
The RNC is looking for witnesses, videos
Newfoundland Royal Police say they were called to a race near Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive just before 8 p.m. NT. Police say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries when he arrived at the scene. Just before 9 p.m., Royal Newfoundland Police posted on Twitter that officers had responded to a gun attack near Doyle’s Road and Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive and were monitoring possible suspects in the Goulds area, including Back Line. New Earth Royal Police responded to a gun attack in the Goulds area of St. John’s on Sunday night. (Ted Dillon / CBC) At 9:17 p.m. The RNC sent another tweet, urging residents of the Goulds area to stay inside their homes while officers conducted their search with patrols, the K-9 unit and the criminal investigation unit. At 11:11 p.m., the RNC reported on Twitter that a man had been taken into custody in connection with the investigation. The power also said that the investigation of additional suspects expanded south of Main Road to Goulds, which runs the length of the community. Investigators are looking for witnesses or videos in the Doyle’s Road area around the time of the incident, which was around 7:50 p.m. Contact the RNC if you have information for assistance or make an anonymous report to – @ RNC_PoliceNL RNC said investigators were looking for witnesses or videos in the Doyle’s Road area around 7:50 p.m., which, according to police, is about the time of the incident. Anyone with information can contact the RNC or Crime Stoppers. Read more articles from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
