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By Aaron Schulze

Drive-By Shooting

Man sentenced to three years in jail for 2022 drive-by shooting in Williams Lake

Jan 12, 2024 | 8:40 AM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A 31-year-old man was sentenced to three years in jail after a drive-by shooting in Williams Lake in 2022.

In a news release issued Friday (Jan. 12) morning, Williams Lake RCMP say Trevor Lyndon Alexis pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a Prince George courtroom on Wednesday. He was sentenced to three years for discharge of a firearm with intent and one year for possession of a firearm contrary to order.

The sentencing stems from July 28, 2022, when Alexis was in a newer Dodge Ram and shot at a Dodge Challenger in downtown Williams Lake. Police say the Challenger was able to speed away from Alexis.

Officers obtained and executed a search warrant for a home and the vehicle Alexis was associated to and found two firearms and ammunition that was consistent with the damage on the Challenger. Police say an additional search warrant later confirmed Alexis was the shooter, and he was involved with the 712 gang in the Cariboo.

The drive-by shooting occurred less than a month after the 2022 Williams Lake Stampede incident where two victims were shot. RCMP say the shooter in the stampede incident, Jordell Sellars, was also recently sentenced to nine years in jail. Police say he was a former member of the Indian Outlawz, a gang rivalling the 712.

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