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Shooting charges dropped

A local man no longer faces a charge of attempted murder with a firearm in connection with a shooting at a Prince George motel last month.
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RCMP on the scene May 1 of a shooting at Queensway Court Motel. Charges against one of the accused have been dropped. Citizen file photo

A local man no longer faces a charge of attempted murder with a firearm in connection with a shooting at a Prince George motel last month.

Charges of robbery with a firearm and intentionally reckless discharge of a firearm were also stayed against Harley Raymond Poole, 28, were also stayed during a hearing in Prince George provincial court last week.

Donald Justin Johnny Baker, 23, continues to face the counts from the May 1 incident at the Queensway Court Motel and remains in custody.

One man was transported to hospital with an apparent gunshot wound was transported to hospital and was expected to survive.

Charges are stayed when Crown prosecution has determined there is not enough evidence to achieve a conviction.

Although most matters that have been stayed are not reopened, Crown counsel can, within certain limits, restart the proceedings. The time limit is six months for summary matters and a year for indictable matters.