A youth who was shot on a rural property near St. Albert on June 29 was taken to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries, according to an RCMP press release.
Two youths were at a property on range road 255 near St. Albert when they were confronted by an individual with a firearm who then shot one of the youths, the release says.
RCMP have charged Sturgeon County resident Jim Bregin, 84, with aggravated assault, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and intentional reckless discharge of a firearm.
Bregin will appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Morinville on July 4.
