Mar 09, 2010 - 11:51 AM

By Jeff Mitchell

OSHAWA -- A Port Perry man charged in a fatal shooting remains in custody following a brief court appearance Tuesday.

Danny Nguyen, 27, said little during a video appearance in Oshawa bail court. Justice of the peace Robert Boychyn ordered him detained until his next video appearance March 18.

Mr. Nguyen is charged with the second-degree murder of Andrew Lee Shue, 43, of Toronto, who was shot to death March 4 in the basement of a home on Scugog Street in Port Perry. Mr. Nguyen is charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of a second man who survived, and also faces weapons charges.

During Tuesday's appearance, Mr. Nguyen was represented by duty counsel. In addition to being detained on the murder charge, he was also ordered to have no contact with the 35-year-old shooting victim, who escaped the Scugog Street residence after shots were fired at about 4:30 p.m. last Thursday. That man has been released from hospital.

All of the men involved were acquainted and the shooting was not a random act, police said.

Mr. Nguyen, of Scugog Street, was identified as a suspect in the shootings soon after they occurred. A Canada-wide warrant was issued for his arrest and he surrendered to Durham police Monday.

Tuesday morning, Mr. Nguyen appeared by video from the holding cells at the police station in Oshawa, reciting his name and date of birth when asked by the JP. Court heard that in the event Mr. Nguyen seeks a bail hearing, it would be heard by a Superior Court judge.

Several people attended the brief hearing, some of them weeping. They left without commenting.