Ottawa police have laid multiple charges against 21-year-old Abdukerim Ibrah Hussein of Ottawa after a shooting Sunday night.

Police say it happened around 8 o'clock that night on Astoria crescent in Barrhaven.

Witnesses say a man stuck his hand out of a car and fired one bullet in the air.

According to Police, Hussein is charged with:

  • Use / Handle / Store firearm, carelessly
  • Possess weapon, Dangerous to public peace
  • Possess restricted or prohibited firearm without holding a licence and registration certificate
  • Possess restricted or prohibited firearm knowingly not holding a licence and registration certificate
  • Occupy motor vehicle with firearm
  • Possess loaded regulated firearm
  • Possess firearm with altered serial number
  • Discharge firearm into a place / reckless to others
  • Possess proceeds of property or thing obtained by crime / not exceeding $5000
  • Possess schedule II substance / cannabis resin or cannabis (marijuana) for trafficking / less than 3kg
  • Possess schedule I substance for trafficking (crack cocaine)
  • Possess schedule I substance for trafficking (powder cocaine)
  • Possess schedule I substance for trafficking (xanax)
  • Possess schedule I substance for trafficking (Percocet)
  • Possess schedule I substance for trafficking (oxycotin)

Hussein will appear in court today.