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CTV News
13-07-2025
- CTV News
Man arrested after pointing pellet gun at another driver: Winnipeg police
A police cruiser on scene of the homicide investigation on Oct. 2, 2022. A man has been arrested after allegedly pointing a pellet gun at another driver while following him through traffic, according to Winnipeg police. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Pembina Highway. According to police, the victim was driving north when he realized he was being followed by someone he used to know. The man allegedly pointed a pellet gun at the victim. The victim tried to get away by turning around, but the man continued to follow him before eventually turning onto a side street. Officers later arrested the man at a home on Briarlynn Road. No injuries were reported. A 36-year-old man is facing several charges, including assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon. He remains in custody.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Yahoo
1 person arrested after allegedly firing pellet gun at park in La Union, New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A male suspect was arrested after he allegedly fired off a pellet gun and then resisted arrest during a movie at the park event Saturday night, June 21 in La Union, New Mexico, Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart said. The incident happened at about 10 a.m. on Saturday at a park on Mercantil Avenue in La Union. People who had been attending a movies at the park event called to report a person walking around with a gun. There were also reports that the person had fired rounds, Stewart said. DASO and Anthony Police units responded. The subject was located and identified as Isaiah Gomez, no age given. He admitted to firing a pellet gun, which was recovered, Stewart said. No one was injured in the incident. The suspect was arrested and is facing a charge of aggravated assault when he allegedly and repeatedly kicked a deputy, Stewart said. Neither the deputy nor suspect were injured, Stewart said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- CTV News
Man shot with pellet gun during North End home invasion: police
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder patch is seen at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg, Sept. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski A Winnipeg man was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning after he was shot with a pellet gun during a home invasion in the city's North End. The incident happened around 8 a.m. on Wednesday when the suspect, accompanied by another person, went to a home in the 300 block of Church Avenue and started banging on the door. According to the Winnipeg Police Service, a 53-year-old man answered the door, and an argument ensued. Police allege the suspect then forced his way into the home and fired his pellet gun at the 53-year-old man. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Officers later arrested the suspect at an apartment complex. The major crimes unit took over the investigation and searched the suspect's residence, where they seized a loaded shotgun and an air pistol. A 29-year-old man has been charged with a dozen firearm, assault, and break-and-enter-related offences. He is in custody and none of the charges have been tested in court. The investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.
CTV News
05-06-2025
- CTV News
Three youths charged with assault with a weapon in London
Three male youths have been charged with assault with a weapon, after four separate incidents involving the firing of pellet guns. One 16-year-old male and two 17-year-old males fired a pellet gun at multiple people and a residence. The first incident occurred on May 27 at approximately 7 p.m., when Patrick Bowman was walking at Viscount Road and Farnham Road. He noticed the rear passenger of a moving vehicle produce a pellet gun and fire, and he was struck three times. At first, Bowman said he wasn't sure if he was going die. 'I see a barrel, it doesn't look like a toy,' Bowman said. That same day at approximately 9 p.m., another person observed a parked Dodge Caravan on Edmonton Street, with an individual firing pellets through the window at a residence. At approximately 10 p.m., another pedestrian was struck by a pellet. On May 28 at approximately 11:30 a.m., a woman driving a vehicle was shot at with a pellet gun from a moving SUV in the area of Southdale Road West and Farnham Road. She saw four people in the vehicle. The three accused are scheduled for a court date on July 14.
CTV News
04-06-2025
- CTV News
‘I'm going to get blown away by someone for fun,' Police investigate spate of suspected pellet gun shootings
Patrick Bowman raises his hands to show how he tried to block his face from pellets being fired at him. (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London) A quiet evening stroll through his neighbourhood in Westmount turned to terror in the blink of an eye for Londoner Patrick Bowman. 'I see a barrel, it doesn't look like a toy. You don't know if you're going to die at that moment. That's what I felt like. 'I'm going to get blown away by someone for fun,'' Bowman recounted. Last Tuesday, May 27, the London barber was walking at Viscount Street and Farnham Road when an SUV drove by, with whom he believes were three teenaged boys. He says one of them hoisted a weapon through the window and opened fire, hitting him three times. 'And it didn't hurt, it stung, 'one two three,' and I felt it and went backwards. I put my hand up because I thought he was going to raise the barrel up and fire at my face, and I didn't want to get one in the eye,' he explained. Bowman says he wasn't going to report it, until he saw a post on social media reporting a woman was also fired at with a pellet gun by young people in an SUV in the same neighbourhood. 060425 - Pellet gun A Facebook post with faces blurred. (Source: Anonymous poster) 'They got a picture of one of the kids' faces, and I said 'curly hair, skinny face.' That was him, in the passenger seat, up front. But when I got shot, he was in the back seat,' said Bowman. Another incident happened that same night, but this time in east London. Police say a Dodge Caravan was parked on Edmonton Street, and the occupants were seen firing a pellet gun at a residence. And a little later that evening, police say a fourth such incident took place involving a pedestrian shot by a pellet. A location was not reported in that incident. London Police Const. Matt Dawson says police are investigating all four suspected pellet gun shootings, and taking them seriously. 'If you're walking down the road, or you're operating a motor vehicle, and someone points what appears to be a firearm at you, regardless of whether it's a pellet gun or not, that's pretty serious, and people don't know the difference. Again, that causes great concern for us and for the community,' said Const. Dawson. 'There's the off-chance that it causes a collision when you're talking about someone shooting a projectile from one vehicle towards another,' Const. Dawson added. Western University sociology professor Kaitlynn Mendes says it's important to pay attention to whether drive-by pellet gun shootings becomes a social media trend, where teens post extreme activities on platforms like TikTok. 'You know young people often feel kind of pressure to jump in with these trends and we saw two years ago the 'devious licks' trend, where young people were going and vandalizing school bathrooms, recording it and putting it online. So, I do think that social media is encouraging a certain amount of mischief,' said Mendes. Anyone with information in relation on the suspected pellet gun shootings is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
