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CTV News
05-06-2025
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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).
CTV News
03-06-2025
- General
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Pedestrians and home hit by pellet guns in separate incidents
The London police are investigating four separate incidents that saw pedestrians and a home hit by pellet guns. On May 27 around 7 p.m., officers said a man was seen walking near Viscount and Farnham roads, when a pellet pistol came from the back passenger of a passenger vehicle, shooting the man. The victim was hit multiple times but wasn't hurt. On the same day around 9 p.m., a citizen saw a Dodge Caravan parked on Edmonton Street, allegedly firing suspected pellets from a plastic gun at a home. The van was then seen pulling into a parking lot nearby and the citizen watched three men get out of the vehicle. No damage was reported to the home. Just before 10 p.m., another incident was reported where a pedestrian was hit by a pellet. The caller didn't want police to attend the scene, so it's not known where it took place. The next day, on May 28 around 11:30 a.m., a woman was driving a vehicle in the area of Southdale Road West and Farnham Road, when she said she was shot with a suspected pellet gun by a man in a white SUV. The victim said there were four suspects in the vehicle. The London Police Service said it's not known if the incidents are connected. The investigation into each is ongoing. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call the LPS at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers also accepts reports online.
CTV News
15-05-2025
- CTV News
Suspect armed with pellet gun targeted two residences in Pickering and Ajax: police
Durham Regional Police say the suspect in the photos is wanted in property damage investigations. (DRPS) Police in the Durham Region are searching for a suspect who separately targeted two residences in Ajax and Pickering, shooting at a vehicle and a house with a pellet gun. Police said a male suspect attended a residence near Alanbury Crescent and Lynn Heights in Pickering multiple times between Dec. 30, 2024, and May 13, 2025. 'The suspect vandalized the same vehicle on three separate occasions. The acts of vandalism included slashing the tires, smashing the rear window, and shooting the windows with a pellet gun,' police said in a news release on Wednesday. The suspect is described as a white male with a slender build between 16 and 25 years old. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, grey jogging pants, and black/white shoes. Meanwhile, a residence in the area of Ventura Lane and Ducatel Crescent was attacked three times between April 11 and May 3. Police said during the first two, a male suspect damaged vehicles. 'During the most recent incident, the suspect returned and fired pellets at the house, resulting in damaged windows,' police said. The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s with a thin build. He was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, light-coloured jogging pants, and white shoes. Police have not said why the two residences were targeted but believe they are connected. No injuries were reported. They have released images of the suspects and are asking anyone with information to contact investigators at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2529 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
CTV News
12-05-2025
- CTV News
Multiple people struck by pellet gun in 2 separate incidents in Hamilton, police say
Hamilton Police are investigating two separate incidents involving the discharge of a pellet gun at bystanders on Saturday.
