Airdrie RCMP charge one in summer shootings
Posted Dec 13, 2024 9:24 am.
Last Updated Dec 13, 2024 9:26 am.
Airdrie RCMP have laid charges in two shootings that happened this summer.
Police say on June 5, two vehicles were identified in a shooting in the Windsong neighbourhood. Then, on July 29, shots were fired at houses in the Luxstone neighbourhood.
Twenty-two-year-old Micah Pedersen was arrested Thursday and now faces several charges, including two counts of discharging a firearm while being reckless, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, and four counts of failure to comply with a release order.
Pederson was taken into custody and is set to appear in court on Dec. 17.
RCMP say the investigation continues and further charges could be laid.
Anyone with information about these incidents or crime in Airdrie is asked to contact RCMP at 403-945-7200 or tip anonymously through CrimeStoppers.
