Manitoba man convicted of attempted murder, firearms offences in Prince Edward County

Manitoba antheral Eric Wildman has been convicted of attempted execution and possession of a loaded restricted firearm by a Prince Edward County, Ont., jury.

The verdict was delivered Thursday evening successful Superior Court, presided implicit by Justice Patrick Hurley, pursuing a proceedings that began connected Nov. 12. Crown lawyer Adam Zegouras prosecuted the case.

The charges stem from a June 18, 2021 incidental connected Massassauga Road, wherever officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a residence astatine the petition of the Manitoba RCMP to apprehension Wildman for firearms offences. Armed with a hunt warrant, members of the OPP tactics and rescue portion (TRU) arrived astatine the country successful marked cruisers with exigency lights activated.

Police said officers announced their beingness loudly portion attempting to summation entry, striking the doorway aggregate times. As officers entered, they observed a handgun being held and were met with gunfire. The officers did not instrumentality occurrence but retreated to a harmless determination and secured the scene. A trained negotiator engaged successful dialog with Wildman and different idiosyncratic successful the residence, starring to their surrender aft respective hours.

Wildman was arrested for charges laid by the Manitoba RCMP. A consequent hunt of the residence uncovered a Glock handgun, ammunition, 3 magazines, spent casings and bullets. Investigators recovered slug holes successful a cinder artifact partition adjacent to the doorway wherever constabulary had entered, confirming that Wildman had fired astatine officers from wrong the surviving room. No injuries were reported.

Sentencing for Wildman volition hap astatine a aboriginal date.