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Ottawa police make arrest after shot fired in Rideauview Wednesday

A 23-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with several firearms-related offences after allegedly firing a handgun at a fleeing vehicle following an altercation with another man on Wednesday.

Wednesday afternoon shooting the city's 7th in 10 days

A 23-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with several firearms-related offences after allegedly firing a handgun at a fleeing vehicle following an altercation with another man on Wednesday.

Ottawa police say it happened onDebra Avenue, near Meadowlands Drive East and Prince of Wales Drive, just after 12:30 p.m.

An argument between two men spilled out onto the street, police said in a media release issued Thursday morning.

One of the men fled in a vehicleand the other man fired asingle shot at the vehicle, police said. The driver of the vehicle wasn'tinjured.

The victim then called 911 and the guns and gangs unit investigated.

The 23-year-old man was arrested without incident and search warrants were executed by police at two separate addresses. The handgun used in the incident was not recovered, police said.

The man was charged with discharging a firearm, pointing a firearm and other firearm-related offences. He was expected to appear in court Thursday morning.

Other recent shootings

It was the seventh shooting in 10 days and the 38thso far in 2015. Police have saidthe shootings do not appear to be related to each other.