Two people have been charged by Lethbridge Police in connection with a shooting on the west side of the city on March 20, 2023. (File photo: LNN)

By Justin Goulet

Two charged in connection with west Lethbridge shooting

Mar 22, 2023 | 7:43 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged two people in connection with a shooting on the west side of the city.

On Monday, March 20, 2023 at around 6:26 a.m., LPS members responded to a 911 call alleging that a man had been assaulted at a home along Rutgers Crescent West.

Police say a 54-year-old man had “confronted his ex-girlfriend along with her male associate” inside the home. The LPS reported that the 54-year-old man was shot and physically assaulted, before the two suspects fled the scene. Police said the vehicle the suspects were traveling in was recovered and the suspects were arrested without incident on Monday afternoon. The LPS adds officers seized a firearm.

The victim was taken to hospital, where police said he remains in stable condition.

Kristina Hatcher, 38, of Lethbridge, is charged with:

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• Aggravated assault
• Assault with a weapon
• Assault – choking
• Theft of a vehicle
• Discharging a firearm with intent to injure
• Use of a firearm while committing an offence
• Careless use/storage of a firearm
• Pointing a firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Mischief
• Robbery with a firearm
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public
• Uttering threats

Hatcher has been remanded in custody, and is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

Meanwhile, 41-year-old Robert Duane Vincent, of Claresholm, is charged with:

• Aggravated assault
• Assault with a weapon
• Assault – choking
• Theft of a vehicle
• Discharge a firearm with intent to injure
• Use of a firearm while committing an offence
• Careless use/storage of a firearm
• Pointing a firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Knowingly possessing an unauthorized firearm
• Mischief
• Possession of a firearm contrary to an order
• Robbery with a firearm
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public

Vincent has been remanded in custody, and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, March 28.

READ MORE: Man in stable condition following shooting at west Lethbridge home

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