Man charged after shots fired outside Fort Good Hope community meeting
A 49-year-old man is facing seven charges after gunshots were fired outside Fort Good Hope's band office Friday night during a community meeting.
Tony Kakfwi facing 7 charges including carrying weapon while attending public meeting
A 49-year-old man has been charged after gunshots were fired outside Fort Good Hope's band office Friday night during a community meeting.
When the shots were fired around 7 p.m., people at the meeting took cover. They later escaped the band office through a back door and took refuge at the health centre.
The suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment in the community's elders' complex. He surrendered to police two and a half hours later.
Tony Kakfwi, 49, of Fort Good Hope is facing seven firearms-related charges:
- discharging firearm with intent
- carrying weapon while attending public meeting
- uttering threats
- 2 counts careless use of firearm
- possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- using firearm in commission of offence
Kakfwi is scheduled to appear in territorial court in Yellowknife on Wednesday.