N.S. man brandishes gun during memorial, later stabs someone, police say
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The RCMP in Nova Scotia say the accused pointed a firearm during the memorial, and then later stabbed someone when confronted by a group at a home.
A 24-year-old man is facing a number of charges, including aggravated assault and careless use of a firearm, after a stabbing incident on Highway 1 in Weymouth.
In a release, RCMP said they responded to multiple calls of a stabbing that occurred on Sunday at approximately 1:45 a.m. A 24-year-old Weymouth man was stabbed and taken to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries.
RCMP officers said the suspect, Joshua Osbourne Mabie of Weymouth, had pointed a firearm at several people during a memorial service at a community centre earlier that evening. He then left the memorial and went to a nearby home.
“A group of people went to the home and confronted Mabie, who was outside, about bringing a firearm to a memorial,” the release said.“During this confrontation, Mabie stabbed a 24-year-old Weymouth man, and then went inside the home.”
The suspect was taken into custody shortly after the incident occurred.
The release said a search warrant was completed at a house on Highway 1 in Weymouth later that day.
Mabie has been charged with the following offences:
Mabie appeared in provincial court on Monday and was kept in custody afterward. He will return to court on May 17.