An arrest in a road rage incident earlier this week has led to the arrest of another man allegedly involved in a “pistol-whipping” last Saturday that left a man with wounds to the upper torso and head.
Khalif Shahareen, 20, has been charged with attempted murder and a variety of weapons offences in a previously unreported assault using a firearm on Saturday during a fight in a parking lot at the South Keys Shopping Centre, according to police.
No shots were fired, police said.
Shahareen was arrested Tuesday by members of the Ottawa police direct action response team. He was to appear in court Wednesday.
Staff Sgt. Ken Bryden of the Ottawa police guns and gangs unit said the Saturday victim has been released from hospital but was still being treated.
The arrest came as a result of a lead opened up by a “road rage” incident on Monday night, when police responded to a two-vehicle collision in the area of Walkley Road and St. Laurent Boulevard. Police said they received information that a firearm was involved and, upon arrival, seized a loaded nine-millimetre handgun from one of the vehicles.
Dewen Sabir, 20, was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and several other firearm-related charges in connection to the incident. Sabir attended a show cause hearing on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the Sabir investigation led them to arrest Shahareen in connection with a different incident on Saturday, although they would not go into detail about the link between the two arrests because the investigation is ongoing.
“The work as a result of the road rage incident, which brought the investigation team over and opened up that new lead for the incident (on July 18),” said Bryden.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ottawa police guns and gangs unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5050. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or by downloading the Ottawa police iOS app.
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