Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Media Release from Waterloo Regional Police
20 year old male arrested for BB incidents in Waterloo’s University district
Waterloo Region, Ontario – Officers of the Waterloo Regional Police General Investigations Branch have arrested and charged a 20 year old male in connection with the BB/Pellet gun incidents in early September 2015.
On September 7, 2015, there were 3 incidents where pedestrians walking on King Street North in the city of Waterloo were struck with pellets fired from a pellet pistol. Details of the incidents are as follows:
- At 1:00 a.m., a 19 year old female was struck with a pellet in the collarbone area causing minor injury.
- At 2:00 a.m., a 19 year old female was struck with a pellet in the wrist causing minor injury.
- At 5:30 p.m., a 19 year old female was struck in the eye with a pellet causing serious injury. She remains under medical care, continually accessing her eye injury.
The Toronto resident attending Wilfrid Laurier University will attend court
later today to face two counts of Assault with a Weapon, Possession of a
Weapon Dangerous to the Public and Aggravated Assault.
