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Attempted murder charge laid in shooting near Billings Bridge

Attempted murder charge laid in shooting near Billings Bridge

A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection to a November 2018 shooting near the Billings Bridge Shopping Centre.

At about 9 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2018, a 44-year-old man was shot near the mall and was taken to hospital by a friend. The victim had suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

More than four months later, Ottawa police executed a search warrant Wednesday at a home on Gillespie Crescent, near Uplands and Riverside drives, and seized a handgun and ammunition, police said in a news release issued Thursday.

Hussein Najdi was arrested and faces the following charges:

  • Attempted murder.

  • Using a firearm to commit an indictable offence.

  • Two counts of careless use/storage of a firearm.

  • Pointing a firearm.

  • Three counts of possession of a dangerous weapon.

  • Carrying a concealed weapon.

  • Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm.

  • Possession of a firearm obtained by crime.

  • Discharging a firearm with the intent to endanger life.

  • Reckless discharge of a firearm.

  • Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without a licence and registration.

  • Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm while knowingly not holding a license and registration.

He appeared in court Thursday morning.