Halifax Regional Police. (SOURCE: Jack Morse)

Halifax Regional Police have charged a 21-year-old with attempted murder in connection to a shooting that happened earlier this week.

Officers responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment building on Primrose Street in Dartmouth on Tuesday afternoon. A 34-year-old woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Yesterday, police were ale to arrest the suspect during a vehicle stop in Dartmouth.

He appeared in provincial court today and faced the following charges:

• Attempted murder
• Discharging a firearm endangering life
• Careless use of a firearm
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Possession of a prohibited firearm
• Possession of a firearm without a license
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
• Storing a firearm contrary to the regulations
• Possession of a firearm obtained by crime