RCMP release:
Antigonish County District RCMP has charged a man with attempted murder after a shooting in Havre Boucher.
On September 19, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Antigonish County District RCMP responded to a report that a woman had been shot at a home on Havre Boucher Rd. in Frankville. Multiple additional RCMP units responded, including Pictou County District RCMP, Inverness County District RCMP, RCMP Police Dog Services, and Northeast Traffic Services. The suspect, a 28-year-old man of Frankville, was safely arrested at the scene.
Preliminary investigation indicates there were several adults and children at the home at the time of the incident. No one else was physically injured.
Francis Scott Durley has been charged with:
- Attempted Murder
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Pointing a Firearm (four counts)
- Uttering Threats (two counts)
Durley appeared in Antigonish Provincial Court this morning, September 20, and will remain in custody pending a court appearance on September 25.
The investigation remains ongoing and is being assisted by the Antigonish Street Crime Enforcement Unit and RCMP Forensic Identification Services.
Durley and the victim are known to each other. This was an isolated incident and was not a random act.