A 61-year-old man accused of going on a shooting rampage in downtown Vancouver this summer made a court appearance today.
Gerald Battersby faces six counts of attempted murder and was appeared via video link in B.C. provincial court Tuesday.
Battersby allegedly went on a shooting rampage on June 10 that started outside his former employer Paul Dragan’s bike shop on Davie Street.
Police allege he shot Dragan and then jumped on a bicycle, riding toward Science World at the east end of False Creek.
A dramatic shootout ensued between the suspect and police and one officer was struck by gunfire.
Battersby was eventually taken into custody.