A man accused of shooting a co-worker with a nail gun at a Pictou County worksite last fall has pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon. A trial for Shawn Wade Hynes was set Monday in Pictou provincial court for Sept. 17 to 19. Nhlanhla Dlamini required emergency surgery after his lung was punctured with a 3½-inch framing nail and he was hospitalized for four days. Dlamini, who is black, has said the Sept. 19 shooting came after weeks of racially charged harassment by Hynes. Dlamini said at one point Hynes told him everyone should own a black person.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2019 17:15 UTC