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A 35-year-old man has been found guilty of numerous gun-related charges, but not found guilty of attempted murder, after firing a homemade gun at a police officer as part of a downtown Saskatoon shooting.
Mike Andrew Arcand was on trial at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench for charges in connection to a Sept. 27, 2017 shooting that began at 3 p.m. on Fourth Avenue South.
On Thursday, Arcand was found guilty of assault with a weapon, as well as discharging a firearm at a person with the intent to injure them, to endanger their life or to prevent an arrest, carrying a weapon for a dangerous purpose, intentionally discharging a firearm while being reckless as to the life or safety of another person and using a firearm while committing an indictable offence.
Firing a gun with intent carries a minimum sentence of four years.
“(The Crown) will certainly be seeking more than the minimum,” crown prosecutor Todd Wellsch said hours after the verdict was handed down.
Wellsch said that while Arcand is guilty of all charges, he will only be sentenced on three of them.
The Kienapple principle prevents someone from being convicted of multiple or similar offences that emerge from the same facts.
Sentencing has been adjourned until April 24 to allow preparation for a pre-sentence report.