Truro-area man appears in court following shooting

A Colchester County man appears in Truro provincial court on Tuesday morning following a weekend shooting incident.

Bible Hill RCMP arrested 23-year-old Curtis Lynds of North River after they went to his home early Sunday morning to investigate reports of gunshots.

They found a Truro man on the alleged shooter's front lawn suffering from serious leg wounds.

The victim is in hospital.

Lynds faces a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.

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