The Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) is investigating a series of events that took place in several sectors of the city.
The teens reportedly fired air gun projectiles at citizens walking outside and on material property, the report said. SPVG in a press release on Tuesday.
On April 29, Gatineau police said they received several calls from various areas of the city reporting occupants of a black car, wearing a balaclava, firing air gun projectiles at citizens and material goods. The targets appear to have been randomly selected, according to police.
Two citizens reported sustaining minor injuries after being hit by projectiles, some of which even hit the heads of passersby.
With the help of one of the victims, Gatineau police finally intercepted the vehicle in question and arrested three teenagers between the ages of 16 and 17. Two air guns were seized from the vehicle.
The teenagers were taken to the police station to be greeted by investigators, after which they were released on a promise to appear. Their cases were submitted to the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP).
They can face multiple cases of wearing a disguise for a criminal purpose, attacking with a firearm and carrying a firearm for a dangerous purpose.
the SPVG does not rule out that other people may have been victims or witnesses of these acts and invites citizens who believe they have information on these events or who have been victims of them to contact the Police Department at 819 -246 -0222.
The danger of air guns
Gatineau police remind you that air guns should never be displayed in public or pointed at others.
An individual who threatens to use or point such a weapon at another person faces charges of assault with a firearmwarns of SPVGwhich refers there the threat to use or the use of a compressed air weapon or an imitation weapon may be an aggravating factor when referring to a sentence.
These weapons are not just harmless toys. As their name suggests, these are weapons; they are dangerous and can harm or kill. The risk of serious injury to a person while holding an air gun or a pellet gun is very real.Gatineau police added in its statement.
Source: Radio-Canada
