On July 6, 2023, officers with Patrol Services charged a 19-year-old and 17-year-old with multiple firearm offences.
Around 9:00 a.m., 911 Communicators received a report of a person in possession of firearms at a business in the 600 block of Trunk Road. Officers were dispatched to the location.
Upon arrival, officers identified the 19-year-old reported to be in possession of firearms and they were arrested. During a subsequent search, the accused was found to be in possession of a loaded pistol.
The 19-year-old reported they had taken the firearm from the 17-year-old, who is known to them, because they pointed it at them and threatened them, and others, with it multiple times. The 17-year-old accused was also arrested.
The 19-year-old accused is charged with:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Careless Storage of a Firearm
- Careless Storage of Ammunition
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (Firearm)
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
- Possession of a Weapon knowing its Possession is Unauthorized x2
The 17-year-old accused is charged with:
- Assault with a Weapon x2
- Pointing a Firearm x2
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Careless Storage of a Firearm
- Careless Storage of Ammunition
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (Firearm)
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
- Possession of a Weapon knowing its Possession is Unauthorized x2
- Fail to Comply with Release Order
The 19-year-old accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on September 11, 2023. The 17-year-old accused is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.
