A St. John’s man charged with first-degree murder after a shooting in the city three months ago was back before a judge today.
Forty-eight-year-old Corey Snook is accused in the targeted killing of 30-year-old Terry Griffin on Salter Place in July.
Police on Salter Place in St. John’s on July 24, 2025 (VOCM News)
The daytime incident triggered a brief shelter-in-place order for the west end neighbourhood as police tracked the suspect to a nearby home on Gros Morne Place.
Corey Snook being taken into custody (VOCM News)
There, Snook was arrested without incident and has remained in custody since then.
In addition to murder, he faces seven gun-related charges and breaches of release orders.
He’s also accused of threatening and assaulting two people with a weapon the day before the shooting, one of them being Griffin.
Snook also faces more than a dozen other unrelated charges of thefts, break-ins with intent, and breaching probation.
He appeared by video from HMP today, while his two defence lawyers were on the phone line in provincial court.
It was noted they’re still waiting on disclosure from the Crown, which was expecting it from police last week.
“These events are alleged to have occurred in July and all I’ve got is minimal disclosure,” said Legal Aid’s Jason Edwards.
Snook himself then interjected, saying he wanted to set trial dates for the two-year-old break-in charges as soon as possible.
The Crown’s Deidre Badcock said she was hoping to receive the evidence this week and would relay it to the defence ASAP, adding it’s her “No. 1 priority.”
That could put the defence in a position to enter pleas when Snook’s matters are called again on November 14th.
