A 28-year-old shooting victim remains in the intensive care unit while the man suspected of being the shooter is out on bail.
Officials with the OPP originally reported that Scott McKinnon suffered non-life-threatening injuries as the result of a shooting at a Pace Lake party on Saturday. The man’s injuries, however, appear to be more severe than first reported.
“Scott sustained multiple life-threatening injuries after being shot twice while trying to stop the gunman,” a family member who did not want to be identified told CKPR Radio Wednesday. “He still remains in the hospital now in serious condition.”
“He is not out of the woods yet,” said another representative of the family in a letter tbnewswatch.com, “not until at least a week providing there are no complications from his injuries.”
Police originally took two men into custody following the incident. One man was released later, while the other had a bail hearing. An official with the Crown attorney confirms that the suspect was released following that bail hearing.
According to OPP, an altercation erupted involving two men.
A third man allegedly stepped in and discharged the firearm, injuring one of the initial combatants.
Twenty-seven-year-old Casimir King of Thunder Bay faces a charge of attempted murder and careless use of a firearm.
The investigation continues.
