Members of the Brantford Police Service High Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) arrested three Brantford men after launching a shooting investigation on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
A concerned citizen called to report what was believed to be a gunshot, heard at a Tenth Avenue residence at approximately 11:20 a.m. on February 7, 2024.
Officers of the Brantford Police Service, including members of uniform patrol and the Emergency Response Team attended the scene.
The Brantford Police Service High Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) conducted the investigation, where it was learned that two male suspects were observed arriving at the Tenth Avenue residence in a vehicle. The two suspects then exited the vehicle, where an altercation occurred with another man. A shot is believed to have been fired. The two men then returned back to the vehicle and fled the scene.
As a result of the investigation, all three men have been arrested, held for bail, and stand charged with the following:
- A 29-year-old man from Brantford stands charged with the following Criminal Code violations:
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm/ammunition while prohibited
- Fail to comply with Release Order
- A 45-year-old man from Brantford stands charged with the following Criminal Code violations:
- Discharge firearm,
- Break, enter and commit indictable offence
- Using a firearm in the commission of an offence
- A 29-year-old man from Brantford stands charged with the following Criminal Code violations:
- Discharge firearm
- Break, enter and commit indictable offence
- Using a firearm in the commission of an offence
- Utter threats to cause bodily harm/death
- Assault
Additionally, search incident to arrest found the 29-year-old man in possession of brass knuckles, illegal drugs (suspected methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl), Canadian currency, a digital scale and drug packaging materials. As a result, the suspect also stands charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking x3, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes.
On February 16, 2024, a Section 487 Criminal Code Search Warrant was granted to search a Burwell Street residence. Following the search of the residence the following items were located:
- Approximately 420.58 grams of suspected methamphetamine
- Approximately 42.2 grams of suspected fentanyl
- A quantity of pills – suspected hydromorphone, dilaudid, and morphine
- A tactical vest with a 10-round capacity and 21-round capacity magazine containing live ammunition
- Handgun with a high-capacity magazine containing live ammunition
- Bag containing various caliber live ammunition
The total street value of the controlled substances seized from the residence is approximately $62,568.
As a result of the investigation, the 29-year-old man from Brantford also stands charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm (handgun)
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm (handgun)
- Careless storage of a firearm (handgun)
- Possession of restricted firearm (handgun)
- Possession of a prohibited device – Magazine x 2
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (handgun)
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Methamphetamine, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Morphine, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Hydromorphone, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
