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Man charged in shooting outside airport in Inuvik, N.W.T.
Maverick Elias faces charges including attempted murder after shooting a woman and striking six others with a pickup truck, all victims reported in stable condition.
- On Saturday, a 58-year-old woman was shot at the Inuvik airport and soon after a burgundy or red Ford pickup truck struck six people on the Dempster Highway.
- Locals in Inuvik, Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic were told to shelter in place while the highway and Mackenzie Ferry were closed as RCMP searched; police said the suspect and the shooting victim know each other.
- On Monday, the RCMP charged Maverick Elias, 21, Tuktoyaktuk, with attempted murder, aggravated assault, dangerous driving and weapons offences after arresting him just after 5 p.m. in a clearing near the Dempster Highway.
- Authorities say victims are in stable condition and bystanders who provided first aid to the 58-year-old woman at the airport helped before she was taken to hospital.
- Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and the vehicle involved matched the description of a burgundy or red Ford pickup truck; anyone with information should contact Inuvik RCMP.
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