An 18-year-old Moncton man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting incident that occurred outside a bar on Mountain Road in Moncton, N.B.
On November 3, 2021, at approximately 8:45 p.m., members of the Codiac Regional RCMP responded to a report of a shooting outside a bar on Mountain Road. A 28-year-old man suffered a gun shot wound and was transported to hospital with serious injuries. Police found a second bullet lodged in a wall inside the business but nobody else was injured.
Members of the Codiac Crime Reduction Unit assisted with the investigation and were able to determine a person of interest. On November 4, police arrested an 18-year-old man on Spruce Street in connection with the investigation. Subsequent to his arrest, police seized a loaded firearm that was stored in an unsafe manner.
On November 5, Drake Farren appeared in Moncton Provincial Court by way of tele-remand and was charged with attempted murder. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court on November 9 for a bail hearing.
The investigation is ongoing.