By CKPG Today

Verdict

Decision rendered in Vanderhoof shooting case

Jun 28, 2023 | 12:29 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The suspect in a Vanderhoof shooting of an RCMP detachment in November 2021 has been found not guilty of attempted murder.

Instead, Paul Russell has been found guilty of reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless storage of a firearm, mischief causing danger to life by discharging a firearm and mischief in relation to property by discharging a firearm.

At the time of the shooting, Chief Superintendent Warren Brown said the shots were fired at the detachment while well over a dozen employees were working.

“I am told that bullets smashed through exterior windows striking walls, equipment, and flying past work stations where police officers and office staff sat,” he said.

“Terrible accounts where our employees were deafened by gun fire, could smell burning gun powder, and threw themselves on the ground to avoid being shot.”

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All the offences occurred on November 25, 2021.

Russell will be back in court July 10, 2023.