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Suspect facing firearms charges expected back in court

A man facing multiple firearms offences following an incident in Inverness Co. is scheduled to return to court Friday.

RCMP say officers were called when someone pointed a gun at a woman and her family members while they were in a vehicle in Port Hood at roughly 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

They say the woman, who knew the man, fled in her vehicle, and the man fired the gun four times into the air as she drove away; no one was hurt.

Police say they went the suspect’s home and contained the area; he tried to leave in a vehicle, but he was stopped and arrested without incident.

They say they seized a loaded shotgun from his back seat.

Jean Francois Houle, 48, remains in custody, and is expected for a bail hearing in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court after it was adjourned Thursday.

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