(St. John’s, NL) May 26, 2025 – The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) has charged two men in connection with a shooting in St. John’s.
Andrew Rees was arrested following a foot chase with an officer on Saturday (May 24). The 39-year-old who failed to stop for police struck a parked vehicle before taking off on foot and discarding a black handgun that was later located by police dog ‘Cabot’.
He was held for court on charges of:
- Careless use of a firearm
- Discharging firearm with intent
- Pointing a firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
- Assault with a weapon
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Possession of a firearm knowing it is prohibited
- Flight from police
- Failure to stop at the scene of an accident
- Dangerous operation of a conveyance
- Breach of firearm prohibition
- Two counts of breach of a release order
Just before 10:15 p.m. Saturday, 43-year-old Sheldon King was arrested and charged with:
- Careless use of a firearm
- Discharging firearm with intent
- Pointing a firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Breach of firearm prohibition
- Two counts of breach of a release order
The investigation began when RNC patrol officers on routine patrol downtown Friday (May 23) heard what they believed to be gunshots around 4:45 p.m. They quickly proceeded to the direction of Brazil Street where they were waved down by a member of the public and determined that multiple gunshots had been fired at a vehicle parked outside of an apartment building. There were no reports of injuries in what was a targeted event.
The RNC Major Crime Unit believes there were other people involved and are looking to track the movements of an orange Ford Edge that they seized with a false license plate JUO 447. (Please see photo attached.)
Anyone with information or video footage (CCTV, dash cam, cell phone) from the area encompassing Brazil Street, Casey Street, and Lemarchant Road between 4 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday is asked to call the RNC at 709-729-8000.
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File # 2025-32388
Cst. James Cadigan, #775
Public Communications Officer
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
media@rnc.gov.nl.ca
