Ottawa police have made an arrest in connection to the shooting at the Tanger Outlet mall on Boxing Day.
26-year-old Yaqoub Ali was arrested by police yesterday. He's facing 11 charges, including endangering safety of the public, carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a firearm obtained by crime and discharging a firearm with intent to wound.
On Friday, one man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being shot in the foot. Some stores in the Tanger mall were put on lockdown. Police initially arrested two suspects, but released them later the same night.
"Gun violence and the gang activity associated with it is an enforcement priority for our Service and this arrest is the direct result of hard work by our officers," says Ottawa Police Acting Chief Jill Skinner in a statement. "Investigations into other shootings in Ottawa remain underway and we are significantly increasing the number of Guns & Gangs investigators looking into those cases."
Ali made his first court apperance on New Year's Eve by video-conference. He will appear in court again on January 7th at 1:30 p.m. The crown did not consent to his release, so Ali will remain in custody until at least his next apperance.
