On March 11th, 2023, the Camrose Police Service received a complaint of numerous bullets that were fired in the downtown area. Police were able to determine the bullets were fired towards a moving vehicle causing minor injury to the driver.
A local resident Jason Brian BARKMAN (52 years old) was charged and remanded into custody with numerous charges including attempted murder, assault with a weapon, discharging a fireman with intent, careless storage of firearms and unauthorized possession of a firearms.
A search warrant was executed on BARKMAN’s residence where police seized a large amount of ammunition, several firearms and illegal magazines.
On September 6, 2024, BARKMAN plead guilty and was sentenced to five years in custody on a lesser charge of aggravated assault. All of his firearms and ammunition was forfeited for destruction.
