Two N.S. men charged after shots fired at Beaver Bank home

A handgun that RCMP officers seized during a traffic stop in Lower Sackville, N.S., is pictured. (Source: RCMP)

Two Nova Scotia men are facing charges after shots were fired at a home in Beaver Bank, N.S.

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a report of shots fired at a residence in the 100 block of Danny Drive around 9:40 p.m. Thursday.

Police say multiple shots were fired at the home from a white station wagon. The occupants of the home were not injured.

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The suspect vehicle, a Subaru Impreza, was located a short time later on Beaver Bank Road and Glendale Drive in Lower Sackville, N.S., according to an RCMP news release.

Police stopped the car and saw a handgun inside the vehicle. Officers arrested the driver and passenger and seized the gun.

The force searched a home on Coles Road in Lower Sackville the following day.

During the search, police seized:

• a replica firearm
• ammunition
• cash
• counterfeit currency
• cannabis

Two men, 29-year-old Nevin Clark-Andrews of Lower Sackville and 30-year-old Chad Muise of Bedford, have both been charged with:

• three counts of discharging a firearm with intent to harm
• possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
• other firearms-related offences

Clark-Andrews appeared in court and was released on conditions. He is scheduled to return to Dartmouth provincial court on Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m.

Muise appeared in court and was remanded into custody. He will return to court in Dartmouth provincial court on Feb. 14 at 9:30 a.m.

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