A man from the Rural Municipality of Hanover has been arrested and charged in connection with a paintball shooting Sunday night in Steinbach.
Steinbach RCMP said they were called around 11 p.m. with reports of people being shot by paintballs in a Main Street parking lot.
According to police, a vehicle drove up to a group of people and a man fired at people, vehicles and a building before taking off.
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RCMP found the vehicle at a home on Third Street and arrested the driver, who police say was found to be in possession of cocaine. A search of the vehicle turned up several weapons, including paintball guns, knives and a pellet gun.Ruben Sweet, 25, is facing two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of mischief, three counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and possession of cocaine.
Sweet has also been issued a 15-day driving suspension due to testing positive for cocaine.
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Police continue to investigate.
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