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Regina police have now charged five people in connection with a shooting in the Eastview neighbourhood last month that left an 11-year-old girl seriously injured.
The fifth person, a 29-year-old woman, is facing charges in relation to a shooting which left an 11 year-old girl being seriously injured last month. She is charged with accessory after the fact and conspiracy to commit murder.
The woman made her first court appearance Thursday morning at Regina Provincial Court.
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According to police, officers were called to the 1000 block of Edgar Street just after 2 a.m. on August 11. When police arrived, they found the girl suffering a gunshot wound inside, and she was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
According to police, multiple shots were fired at the home from outside.
Earlier this month, police announced that two men, ages 18 and 21, had been arrested in connection with the shooting. Both of them are facing charges of attempted murder, reckless discharge of a firearm, conspiracy to commit murder, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized, and possession of stolen property over $5,000.
The 41-year-old man, the third person arrested in connection with the shooting, was facing the same list of charges along with two counts of possessing a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.
The fourth person was an 18-year-old man who was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and failing to comply with release conditions.
Lorilee Davies, Regina’s acting police chief, described the shooting as a targeted attack, but said the public is no longer at risk.
“For people in the community, I would reassure them that it is a safe neighbourhood,” Davies told reporters last week.
Davies did not share additional details about the investigation, including whether the shooting was related to gangs or drug crime.
“We don’t see these types of things happen in Regina on a daily basis, thankfully,” Davies said. “We are not immune to gun crime, unfortunately.”
Despite the reassurances from Davies, some residents in Regina’s Eastview neighbourhood expressed concerns about safety in the wake of the shooting, and called for a greater police presence in the area.
“We’re still scared, especially when it gets dark,” Mohammad Nadeen, who lives in the area, told 980 CJME earlier this month.
He said his kids don’t feel safe being outside since the shooting.
“They used to go out and play in the daytime at the park, but they are still scared,” Nadeen said. “The kids in the evening after the school day used to play outside all the time, but now we only see one or two kids there (at the park).”
