A 28-year-old New Brunswick man is facing an attempted murder charge following a shooting in Hillandale, NB
Police responded to a report of shots fired near the intersection of Route 130 and Beacons Field Road around 11:20 am last Thursday.
Police learned that an individual driving a white pickup truck pulled up to a man walking on the road and shot a gun at him, before fleeing the scene.
The 33-year-old victim was taken to the hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.
RCMP Forensic Identification Services and the New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit responded to the area.
At approximately 6 pm, police say a person of interest was arrested near the Perth-Andover area without incident.
Jessy Miller, of Perth-Andover, NB, appeared in Woodstock provincial court on Friday and was charged with attempted murder.
He was kept in custody and is scheduled to return to court on April 22 at 1:30 pm