Three teens face 42 charges in airsoft gun shooting spree: Calgary police

An airsoft gun seized by police in southeast Calgary
An airsoft gun seized by police in southeast Calgary on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Courtesy CPS)

By Alejandro Melgar

Posted Jun 20, 2023 3:35 pm.

Last Updated Jun 20, 2023 3:36 pm.

After a shooting spree with airsoft guns in southeast Calgary Monday, three teens now face 42 weapons charges, according to police.

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) say they received calls at around 12 p.m. about passengers of a Hyundai Sonata firing an “unknown projectile” at bystanders in Auburn Bay and Legacy communities in the city’s southeast.

Afterwards, police found the Hyundai and conducted a “high-risk vehicle stop” at the intersection of 210 Avenue and Walgrove Drive SE, where the teens complied with officer demands to stop.

Read More: Three arrested after pellet gun shooting: Calgary police

After the arrests, CPS seized two airsoft guns from the vehicle.

An airsoft gun seized by police in southeast Calgary

An airsoft gun seized by police in southeast Calgary on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Courtesy CPS)

They add seven bystanders have been identified as victims so far.

The teens between 16 and 17 years of age are scheduled to appear in court on June 27. The trio cannot be named due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call them at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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