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A man charged in a shooting at a London public housing building is a resident at the high-rise and had been charged two months earlier with weapons offences in Aylmer, according to court records.
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Three men entered an apartment building at 241 Simcoe St., west of Wellington Street, on Nov. 19 at about 5:35 p.m. and forced their way into a unit, where one of the intruders pointed a gun at an occupant and fired a shot, police said. Nobody was injured.
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The suspects ran away and officers searched the area but didn’t make any arrests, police said.
Christian Marengere, 39, of London was arrested Tuesday and charged with discharging a firearm with intent to wound or endanger life, break and enter with intent and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
Court records show Marengere lives at the Simcoe Street high-rise operated by London and Middlesex Community Housing. The 12-storey building features 217 one-bedroom units. The complainants in that case are two women.
A bench warrant was issued for Marengere’s arrest on Oct. 15 after he didn’t show up to his first court appearance in St. Thomas, court documents show.
The charges stem from Sept. 15, when Aylmer police located a motorcyclist after being alerted that they may be impaired by a concerned citizen around 12:15 p.m. The driver was arrested after a field sobriety test was administered, and an “ultra-high voltage Taser’ was found in his pocket, Aylmer police said at the time.
Marengere was charged with impaired driving, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of a concealed weapon. He was released on an undertaking – a document created by either a court or police that places the charged person under certain conditions – that required him to not possess any weapons and notify Aylmer police if he changed his address, court documents say.
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London police are still searching for three suspects in last week’s shooting, the city’s ninth incident of gunfire this year. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and released images of the three outstanding suspects, all of whom are considered armed and dangerous.
One is a tall white man with medium build and a light-coloured goatee. He carried a grey cross-body bag and was wearing a black hooded sweater, black New Balance jacket, ripped blue jeans and black Nike shoes with white soles and a white Nike symbol.
The second suspect is an Indigenous man with a larger build and black facial hair. He was wearing a black or dark navy “Jordan” hooded sweater, black pants and grey running shoes with white laces and soles.
The third is a white man who walks with a slight lean to his right. He was wearing a black jacket, grey jeans and black high-top sneakers.
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