On the night of Friday, May 17, 2024, at approximately 11:45 p.m., police were dispatched to the 1500 block of Cameron Street for the report of a weapons offence. Information received was that a male was bear sprayed and shot with a pellet gun. The assailants had fled.
Police arrived and located the victim, who was suffering the effects of bear spray and had been shot with pellet. The victim declined EMS.
A member of the Regina Police Service Canine Unit performed a canine track, which led to a residence on the 1500 block of Cameron Street. The residence was cleared and investigation determined two of the occupants, ages 16 and 17, had shot and bear-sprayed the victim. They were arrested and charged as a result. A 15 year-old taken into custody was also found to be in breach of curfew conditions of a release order.
Two Regina youths, aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named in keeping with the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, are jointly charged with:
- Discharge Firearm with Intent [CC 244.1(A)];
- Point Firearm [CC 87(1)];
- Possession of a Weapon [CC 88];
- Possess Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order [CC 267(A)]; and
- 2 X Assault with a Weapon [CC 267(A)].
A 15 year-old Regina youth, is charged with:
- Fail to Comply With Conditions of Release Order [CC 145(5)(A)].
While police were on scene, a 14 year-old female arrived and began actively interfering with investigation and ignoring police commands. The 14 year-old was arrested and charged as a result.
A fourteen year-old youth, who cannot be named in keeping with the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with:
- Fail to Comply [YCJA 137]; and
- Obstruct Police Officer [CC 129(A)].
The 16 and 17 year-old are scheduled to make their first appearance on these charges in Provincial Youth Court on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The 14 and 15 year-old youths make their first appearance on these charges in Provincial Youth Court on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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