SACKVILLE, N.B. – Two New Brunswick teenagers are facing charges after two pedestrians in Sackville complained to police that a pellet gun was fired at them from a pickup truck.
An RCMP spokesman says the teenaged boys, aged 14 and 15, will face charges of assault in connection with the incident in Sackville.
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Sgt. James Graves says police are still trying to determine if the pellet guns are considered to be a weapon.
He says police may also lay charges of assault with a weapon, depending on the advice they receive.
The teens cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
RCMP say that they received complaints on March 25 over a two-hour period that somebody was shooting at pedestrians on Main and Bridge streets in the centre of Sackville.
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