Five teens and an adult have been charged with attempted murder after a shooting M'Chigeeng First Nation south of Little Current Saturday.
It was just after 5 p.m. when officers got the call.
OPP and United Chiefs and Council of Manitoulin (UCCM) Police assisted with a "hold and secure" of the community until there were no concerns for public safety.
OPP officers then arrested four of the suspects in a stolen vehicle, on Highway 6 in Little Current.
Two additional suspects were arrested on M'Chigeeng First Nation.
A 20-year-old male and 16 year-old-male were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A 17-year-old girl from Ajax, has been charged with:
- Attempt to Commit Murder Using a Firearm,
- Break and Enter a Dwelling House with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence, and
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000.
A 16-year-old boy from North York, has been charged with:
- Attempt to Commit Murder Using a Firearm,
- Break and Enter a Dwelling House with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000,
- Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and
- Assault with a Weapon.
A 17-year-old boy from Brampton, and a 17-year-old boy from Shelburne, Ontario, have been charged with:
- Attempt to Commit Murder Using a Firearm,
- Break and Enter a Dwelling House with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence,
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000,
- Theft of a Motor Vehicle,
- Assault With a Weapon, and
- Fail to Comply with Recognizance - two counts..
A 16-year-old girl from Toronto, has been charged with:
- Attempt to Commit Murder Using a Firearm,
- Break and Enter a Dwelling House With Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence, and
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000.
A 19-year-old male from Toronto, has been charged with:
- Attempt to Commit Murder Using a Firearm,
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000,
- Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and
- Assault With a Weapon.
Police gave no details on the adult charged.
All of the accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario, Court of Justice in Wikwemikong on February 6.
Officers from the United Chiefs and Council of Manitoulin Anishnaabe Police, the Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP, the Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service, the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation Police and the Greater Sudbury Police Service Tactical Unit responded to the shooting.
