Regina police say four male youths are facing a total of 58 charges in connection with some gun-related incidents around the city.
Police say they have responded to at least 17 firearms calls since June 18.
On June 21, a man was arrested while carrying a shotgun.
From June 18 to June 25, there were four incidents where windows of houses were shot out.
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From June 18 to June 26, police responded to five events involving pellet guns, CO2 pistols and BB guns. One man was struck by a BB gun pellet on June 21 and received a minor injury, police say.
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There were also two incidents on June 20 and June 22 where two men were shot and wounded.
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After an investigation into the offences, Regina police arrested two 15-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy from Regina. A 13-year-old from Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., was also arrested.
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Police allege that their recent activities match the gun calls around the city. During the investigation, police also seized a sawed-off .22 calibre rifle and a loaded zip-gun (improvised firearm).
The four boys are appearing in Youth Court Monday morning on the 58 firearm-related charges. The charges include two counts of careless storage of a firearm, for the sawed off .22 and the zip gun, two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon for the two weapons, two counts of possession of a weapon obtained by commission of an offence, and reckless discharge of a firearm.
Police are still investigating similar incidents around the city.
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