NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE POLICE SERVICE
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On November 20, 2018, Barrie Police Service responded to a report that a male had been shot in the eye by what is believed to be a small-caliber pellet-type gun.
The following day, an officer from the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was investigating a multi-vehicle collision on County Road 90 in Springwater Township when a motorist approached the officer to report that he had been shot at by what was believed to have been a person in a passing car.
Following an investigation into both incidents, Barrie police have now charged the motorist in the second report, a 19-year-old Essa Township man, with Aggravated Assault, Pointing a Firearm, three counts of Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose, and five counts of Assault with a Weapon. These charges relate to several incidents, including the shooting which occurred on November 20, 2018 in the City of Barrie.
The 19-year-old is also facing a charge of Public Mischief for the false report of having been shot with a pellet gun on November 21, 2018. As a result of this false report, Barrie Police Service issued an updated media release, noting that a second pellet gun incident had been reported.
As well, a 21-year-old Innisfil man has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Pointing a Firearm, three counts of Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose, and five counts of Assault with a Weapon.
Both men appeared in an Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 for a bail hearing.
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