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Strangers pepper sprayed after parking lot argument: London, Ont. police

FILE - London, Ont., police say two people were pepper sprayed on Feb. 10, 2024. Vector DSGNR via Getty Images

London, Ont., police say a 36-year-old man is facing charges after two people were pepper sprayed and threatened on Saturday.

Police say a man in a parking lot on Pond Mills Road near Commissioners Road East began arguing with two people at around 1 p.m. Saturday. The man took out pepper spray and sprayed the two individuals, then uttered death threats, police say.

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“He retreated inside a nearby unit and police were contacted,” police say, adding that a suspect was found and arrested.

The victims, who were strangers to the suspect, did not require medical attention, police say.

A 36-year-old London man is facing charges including two counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of uttering threats.

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