Darren Bauer remains in custody pending a bail hearing. He returns to court January 9 to enter a plea on the charges he faces as the accused in a New Year's Eve shooting in Stettler.

The man accused in the New Year’s Eve shooting in Stettler appeared in Red Deer Provincial Court Monday, January 5.
    33 year-old Darren James Bauer faces a number of charges including possession of a restricted weapon, driving while unauthorized and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.
    The accused was also wanted on a dozen Canada wide warrants.
    Also charged in relation to the matter is 25 year-old Kathleen Sherry Cooper,.
    Cooper is charged with possession of Stolen Property and breach of bail conditions. Cooper was also arrested on nine outstanding charges relating to other matters.
    Both accused are now scheduled to appear in court January 9, and remain in custody pending their bail hearings.
    Bauer was arrested by Calgary police January 1 after RCMP sought him as the suspect in a late afternoon shooting December 31 in Stettler, which sent an unidentified man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to hospital.
    Stettler RCMP and EMS responded to a 911 call shortly before 5:00 pm on December 31. The call reported a male was shot in the northwest area of the Town of Stettler.  
    RCMP Investigators arrived to find the 37-year-old a victim of several gunshot wounds. Eyewitnesses reported a two vehicle collision prior to the shooting, and after shots were fired, the shooter drove away.         The victim was transported by STARS air ambulance to hospital with non life threatening injuries.
    RCMP say the shooting was not a random act of violence and that both men involved are known to them.