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Eskasoni man charged with attempted murder after shots fired at SUV

Eskasoni RCMP arrested a 19-year-old man after a shot was fired Wednesday morning at an SUV on Castle Bay Road.

No one injured in early Wednesday morning shooting

Eskasoni RCMP charged a man with attempted murder after shots were fired at a vehicle on Castle Bay Road. (Erin Pottie/CBC)

A 19-year-old man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after a vehiclewas shot at inEskasoni, N.S.

RCMP say the incident happened early Wednesday morningas a group of people were leaving a home onCastle Bay Road in the Cape Breton community.

Officers from the nearby Eskasoni detachment spoke to three people who were traveling inside awhite SUVwhen it was shot at.

According to RCMP spokespersonCpl.Chris Marshall, the accused and thepassengers are known to each other.

Marshall said the vehicle's rear window was destroyed, but no one was injured.

The accused, who is from Eskasoni, was arrested a few hours later at a home on Castle Bay Road.

A white RCMP vehicle sits in front of a one-level building with a Canadian and a Mi'kmaw flag.
The Eskasoni RCMP detachment is shown on Wednesday. (Erin Pottie/CBC)

Marshall said investigators seized two replica firearms, a machete and a cellphone as part of their investigation.

The man is also facing charges of uttering threats, dangerous possession of a weapon, assault and mischief.

He was remanded into police custody and is expected to appear in a Sydney courtroom on Monday.