Two Gravenhurst women have been charged following a shooting that left a woman seriously injured earlier this year.
On February 9 at approximately 9:30 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers and Muskoka EMS responded to a 911 call from a residence on Bethune Drive South in Gravenhurst.
Police say a woman had suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital before being transferred to a Toronto-area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers recovered a firearm at the residence, and members of the Muskoka Crime Unit launched an investigation, which police describe as detailed and time-consuming.
On June 3, police arrested a 38-year-old Gravenhurst woman and charged her with:
- Careless use of a firearm
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a loaded prohibited firearm
- Two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a Schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking
She is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on August 25.
On August 12, police arrested a 31-year-old Gravenhurst woman and charged her with:
- Transfer of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon without authority
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Careless use of a firearm
She is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge August 13 for a bail hearing and to answer to the charges.
An OPP investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bracebridge OPP or Crime Stoppers.
