Matthew McTavish has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a shooting in December 2020, according to Victoria police.
Early in the morning on December 22, 2020, police and BC Emergency Health Services responded to a call that a man had been shot in the 600-block on Grenville Avenue in Esquimalt.
Upon arrival, they found a man — who police have not named — with life-threatening injuries, and BCEHS transported the man to hospital. He later died at the hospital.
At the time, police indicated they believed this was a targeted shooting, though no further details were provided about this in the latest update.
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Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) conducted the investigation and on Dec. 20 McTavish was charged with one count of manslaughter, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, and possession of a firearm contrary to order.
Possession of a firearm contrary to order in the Criminal Code means the person is prohibited to have a weapon under a previous order.
Laura Brougham
