Miner on weapons charges after Hotel shooting

Delon Emmanuel

Miner Delon Emmanuel, who police say shot at a Brazilian national during a confrontation at a city hotel, was remanded to prison yesterday on weapons charges.

But Emmanuel, 21, claimed that he fired the gun by accident as he pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court 1.

Emmanuel faces three charges. It is alleged that on May 27, 2015, at Light Street, he maliciously discharged a loaded gun towards Hilton Carlos De Souza. It is also alleged that on the same day he had a 9mm Taurus Pistol as well as five rounds of