Six Nations man facing murder and weapon charges in standoff with police

SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND-A  29-year-old Ohsweken man is facing a series of charges including attempted murder and weapons charges  after Six Nations Police (SNP) were shot at by a man barricaded in his home last week. SNP called in the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)  Nov., 30 at about 10:32 p.m in  response to an armed man barricaded in his home on Sixth Line between Chiefswood Road and Tuscarora Road where police said he was discharging a firearm, pointing and discharging the weapon at Police.  Residents in the area were asked to shelter in place as the standoff continued. The standoff lasted until 9:05 a.m., on Dec. 1, when police say the man left his home and surrendered to the OPP TRU team and was taken into custody.  SNP said James…

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