‘Armed and dangerous’: Police warning amid search for latest gunfire suspect
A London man is facing multiple charges and police have obtained an arrest warrant for a second man who investigators believe pulled the trigger in the city’s latest shooting incident.
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No one was injured and no damage was reported in the incident, the third exchange of gunfire in the city in less than two weeks.
Austin Bryce Withers, 29, is charged with seven gun-related offenses, including unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and carelessly storing a firearm. He appeared in court on Wednesday and was remanded in custody until his next appearance on Friday.
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Investigators also obtained an arrest warrant for Brandon Kyle Ford, 30, on 10 counts, including firing a firearm with intent to harm himself, displaying a firearm, possessing a restricted or prohibited firearm without a license, occupying a vehicle with a firearm, failure to comply with a parole order, and violation of probation.
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Police released Ford’s mug shot and a photo of a vehicle — a 2018 four-door blue Hyundai — as part of a call for information to the public.
“Don’t approach him because he should be considered armed and dangerous,” spokesman Const said. Sandasha Bough advised everyone who meets Ford.
Court records show that Ford has previously been charged with multiple felonies, including mischief, theft, threatening to damage property, threatening to kill an animal and breach of contract.
There have been five instances of gunshots in London this year, injuring three.
Police are still searching for Zainaldeen Sakr, 18, who faces a range of charges after a man was shot dead in a car park near Hyde Park and Fanshawe Park streets on February 17.
Four days later, a man was seriously injured in a shooting at a house on Langmuir Drive, north-east of Highbury Avenue and Brydges Street, where a witness reported seeing a white car pulling away from the scene. The shooting led to a manhunt spanning at least two counties involving an OPP plane, but no arrests were made in the case.