Nunavut RCMP arrest three men after indoor weekend shooting
Men, now in custody, allegedly fired shots April 2 while children were at home
RCMP in Pangnirtung received a call just after midnight Apr. 2 about shots fired inside a local home, where children were present. (FILE PHOTO)
Nunavut police continue to investigate a weekend shooting that took place in a Pangnirtung residence where children were present.
The RCMP said April 4 that there were a number of occupants in the home at the time, including children, although no one was injured in the shooting incident.
On April 2, the RCMP detachment in Pangnirtung received a call just after midnight about shots fired inside a home.
When officers arrived, they discovered three bullet holes in the living room window, which had also caused damage to the interior ceiling, the RCMP said in an April 4 release.
The RCMP members later arrested three men, aged 19, 20 and 23. The men now face charges, which include the reckless discharge of a firearm, attempted robbery and using a firearm in the commission of an offence.
One of the men has also been charged with breach of a firearms prohibition.
All three men will remain in custody until they appear May 2 at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit.
“The discharge of a firearm in a careless manner can have disastrous consequences, especially when it involves a dwelling house with occupants inside,” the RCMP said.
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