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Mounties have charged a 16-year-old Morley boy with attempted murder in connection with the drive-by shooting of a German tourist.

The boy is facing 13 additional charges, including possession of a prohibited weapon and discharging a firearm.

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The boy, who can’t be identified, was arrested without incident on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation Aug. 24 and a gun was seized by police.

A bullet that hit the German in the head has since been removed by surgeons and will be sent for forensic testing.

The tourist, identified in court documents as Horst Stewin, was driving on Highway 1A in a Dodge Durango Aug. 2 with his wife, son and son’s girlfriend near Morley on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.

Police say a black sedan pulled alongside the Durango and someone in the sedan opened fire, striking Stewin in the head. The attack caused him to veer off the road before crashing into a stand of trees.

The man underwent surgery after being airlifted to hospital and police said he may suffer long-term or permanent effects “as a result of the trauma.”