PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A 15-year-old youth faces several weapons charges after a bear spray attack at a Prince Albert home left six people, including two young children, exposed to the irritant in East Hill on Halloween night.
Prince Albert Police Service say at approximately 7:57 p.m. on Oct. 31, officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of 22nd Street East, following a report that a female had discharged bear spray at the front door of the residence.
When officers arrived, the suspect had already fled the scene. Police learned that the front door was opened after the discharge, allowing the bear spray to enter the residence and affect six people.
Parkland Ambulance attended the scene and assessed all six individuals.
Officers located the suspect shortly after in a parking lot of a business on 6th Avenue East. The youth was arrested without incident and charged with possession of a weapon and six counts of assault with a weapon.
