Carlton Tasher Charged for Shooting Jason Gentle

On Sunday Jason Gentle was shot while riding his bicycle on Ben Bow Street and police say the man who shot him is Carlton Harrison Tasher. He was today charged with attempted murder, dangerous harm, and use of deadly means of harm. He was denied bail.

Gentle told police that around 10 on Sunday night he was riding on Ben Bow Street, enroute to Neal’s Penn Road, when Tasher, who was riding in the opposite direction, pulled out a gun and shot him twice in the chest. He fell to the ground and that is when Tasher allegedly shot him 3 more times in his back.

Gentle is hospitalized and his condition is listed as stable.