A pre-trial conference has been set for a 78-year old man who is the accused in a shooting incident in Wells.
Patrick Bettcher is due back in Supreme Court in Quesnel on Oct. 21.
Bettcher is charged with two counts of discharging a firearm, and one each of discharging a firearm reckless of others life and safety, and assault with a weapon.
The charges are in connection with an incident in June, 2024.
Quesnel RCMP said officers received a report of someone suffering from a gunshot wound approximately 17 kilometres along the 1600 Forest Service Road.
Police later determined two men were suffering from non-life threatening injuries and a third man had gone to the Wells RCMP detachment with the intention of turning himself in.
The suspect was released pending further investigation and both victims were transported to hospital.
