THUNDER BAY – A 26-year-old Thunder Bay man has been arrested and faces multiple charges in connection with a south-side shooting incident on May 5 that sent a man to hospital with injuries.
Police say Jordan Joshua Kenneth Thomas appeared in court on Thursday to face a litany of charges, including attempted murder, reckless discharge of a firearm, two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, careless use of a firearm, pointing a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm licence, knowledge of unauthorized possession of a weapon and having a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition.
In a release issued on Thursday, police say members of the department’s plain-clothed, community response team spotted the suspect walking in the area of McMurray Avenue and Ogden Street just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
He was taken into custody without incident.
In the original release, police say the victim, a 28-year-old male, was taken to hospital with injuries consistent with shotgun pellets, after the incident, which took place outside a notorious south-side bar.
Thomas has been remanded into custody and the investigation is ongoing.
