Ottawa police say they’ve arrested a suspect wanted since 2015 in an attempted murder investigation.
They say the man is accused of carrying out a shooting on a major thoroughfare in the city.
Police say they took the man into custody on Saturday while making arrests in an unrelated drug investigation in the western part of the city.
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The 33-year-old is now facing one count of attempted murder related to the previous shooting.
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Two other Ottawa men arrested with him are now facing multiple drug-related charges.
Police say they also seized fentanyl, cocaine, pills and a firearm as part of the Saturday arrest.
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