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UPDATE: Police arrest one of three suspects in Sooke drive-by shooting

Two other suspects, including 25-year old Joshua Nicholas Lafleur, remain at large.
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Sooke RCMP.

One of three suspects in a drive-by shooting in Sooke has been arrested.

Dustin David Brown is charged with two counts of attempted murder using a firearm.

Brown was captured during a traffic stop Wednesday night, but two other suspects, including 25-year old Joshua Nicholas Lafleur, remain at large.

Police also recovered an abandoned vehicle in Langford Wednesday that they believe was used in the shooting.

A third suspect has been identified by police but his name is not yet being released.

Two men, both aged 20 and Sooke residents, were found on Ella Road with gunshot wounds Tuesday and were rushed to Victoria General Hospital.

One of the victims remains in hospital in stable condition; the other has been released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.