Williams Lake Stampede shooter to spend 7 years in prison

A man is facing a little over seven years in prison for shootingtwo people at a rodeo in Williams Lake, B.C., last year.

Jordell Anthony Sellars, 34, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday, and will serveseven years and 10 days with credit for time spent in custodyfollowing hisarrest attheWilliams Lake Stampede inJuly 2022.

Sellars was initially charged with one count of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault as well as four weapons-related offences.

The court accepted a joint submission by Crownand defence counselsafter Sellars pleaded guilty to some charges in September.

The attempted murder count was dropped in exchange for his guilty plea on aggravated assault charges and two gun-related offences.

Two people were injured in the shooting and sent to hospital.

One of the victims was a longtime volunteer at the stampede. She was struck by a stray bullet while standing in line to buy her grandson mini doughnuts.

She did not attend the sentence hearing in Williams Lake, locatedin B.C.'s Interior,about 240 kilometres south of Prince George.