MELANCTHON, Ont. — Investigators with the Dufferin detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police say they have charged 17 people with firearms and weapons-related charges.
Police say the charges were laid after officers were called Saturday to a rural property in Melancthon Township, where gunshots were heard around 5:49 p.m.
When officers arrived at the scene in the community north of Orangeville, Ont., they heard the sound of gunshots coming from a large field on County Road 17.
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The officers later entered a property and charged 17 people with 28 firearm and weapons-related offences.
The officers also seized eight firearms that they found on the scene.
Police say there still looking for one person related to the case.
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