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35-year-old Victoria man charged with manslaughter in 2020 fatal shooting

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In a press release Tuesday, VicPD provided updates in a fatal shooting case that occurred in Esquimalt in 2020.

35-year-old Mathew McTavish has been charged with manslaughter, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm and possession of a firearm contrary to order in relation to this incident.

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on December 22nd 2020, officers were called to a suite in a multi-unit residential building in the 600-block of Grenville Avenue for a report that a man had been shot.

Once on scene, officers found a victim suffering from life-threatening injuries sustained in a shooting.

The victim was transported to hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.

McTavish had left the scene before police arrived. Officers located and arrested him before transporting him to VicPD cells.

McTavish remains in custody and will appear in court on December 21st.

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