A suspect wanted in a weekend shooting in Cranbrook is now custody after RCMP issued a public advisory on Thursday.

According to police, Sheldon Hunter was identified as a suspect in a shooting that occurred on Saturday evening (Aug. 27) in Cranbrook.

RCMP allege that Hunter was involved in a firearm incident that prompted a heavy police response along the highway strip running through town.

The victim suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries and was flown to another jurisdiction for treatment.

Hunter was one of two men recently found not guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Jeffrey Taylor and Leanne MacFarlane, an innocent couple at a house outside Cranbrook in 2010. According to the Crown鈥檚 case, the two accused were allegedly targeting a rival gang member who had previously lived in the same home.

Though the murders occurred in 2010, Hunter, along with Colin Correia, were arrested in Alberta in 2018.

The formal trial lasted 150 days, beginning in March 2020 before ending with the judge鈥檚 decision in April 2022.

The B.C. Prosecution Service has filed a provisional notice of appeal as it reviews the judge鈥檚 ruling.

trevor.crawley@cranbrooktownsman.com
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