2nd suspect charged with 1st-degree murder in uptown Saint John shooting

A 2nd antheral has been charged with first-degree execution successful transportation with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old antheral successful uptown Saint John Tuesday morning.

A younker has besides been charged successful the case, but nary details were instantly disposable Thursday from Saint John constabulary oregon the provincial court.

Police were called astir shots fired near the country of Carmarthen Street and King Street East Tuesday astir 10:30 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found a 20-year-old antheral dormant successful a parking batch adjacent King's Square, prompting a shelter-in-place informing for the country and a 2nd informing aboriginal successful the time for a neighbourhood connected the city's westbound side.

On Thursday, Sheldon Scrubb, 30, appeared successful Saint John provincial tribunal remotely by telephone from constabulary holding cells.

His lawyer, Nathan Gorham, requested an adjournment to let him clip to reappraisal disclosure from the Crown.

"It looks similar there's a lot," helium advised the court, aboriginal describing it to reporters arsenic being "three or 4 inches" thick.

"Even though I don't person disclosure, I've received a briefing connected what the record is astir and what the allegation is about," Gorham said. "And based connected what I've been told, there's thing new, arsenic compared to what Mr. Scrubb already learned past evening" from police.

Scrubb was "anxious to find retired if the existent record said thing antithetic than the constabulary had told him," and since Gorham hadn't had an accidental to consult with him successful private, he "wanted to let him cognize that to easiness his mind."

Judge Andrew LeMesurier set the lawsuit implicit until May 28. Scrubb remains remanded successful custody.

"Do you understand?" the justice asked.

"Yes, sir," Scrubb replied.

Intends to plead not guilty

Outside court, Gorham told CBC News his lawsuit intends to plead not guilty.

"The accusation I person is that helium did not sprout anyone," helium said.

Gorham said he anticipates Scrubb volition beryllium tried with his co-accused, Hayden Donald-Bentley, 20, who was charged Wednesday with first-degree execution and remanded until his adjacent quality connected May 21.

But the instrumentality stipulates the younker indispensable beryllium tried separately, helium said.

Crown authoritative Jeremy Erickson initially requested the justice bid Scrubb to person nary interaction with Donald-Bentley, but aft a little treatment with Gorham, helium rescinded the request, saying the "impracticality of it outweighs the benefit."

As the justice pointed out, the 2 accused are apt incarcerated astatine the aforesaid jailhouse and Scrubb mightiness person to beryllium isolated.

"It mightiness extremity up being a hardship," said Gorham.

In an update precocious Wednesday, Saint John constabulary said the 3rd fishy who was scheduled to look successful tribunal Thursday was arrested with the assistance of the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force, which polices adjacent Rothesay and Quispamsis.

The update did not accidental wherever the fishy was apprehended.