Teens charged after man shot by hunters
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Three teens were arrested on Monday after a man in the RM of Victoria was accidentally shot by hunters, Mounties say.
Treherne RCMP received a report of a 66-year-old man with a gunshot wound at his residence on Road 53 North at around 10:45 a.m.
When officers arrived, one of the residents said emergency medical services had already taken the man to the hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the arm, the RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.
The man was released from the hospital later in the day.
Police were informed that a group of “young hunters” — two boys and one girl — fired an errant round, and it struck the man while he was outside, Mounties said. Officers arrested the 14-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 without incident.
The three teens were each charged with careless use of a firearm, discharge of a firearm while being reckless and assault with a weapon.
The girl and the 16-year-old boy were additionally charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm. They will appear in court at a future date. Treherne RCMP continue to investigate.
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