Kingston police have charged a male youth after a male victim was shot with a BB gun in the city’s north end Tuesday night.
Police say two youths confronted a man outside his Compton St. residence at about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday before shooting him with a BB gun and pepper-spraying him.
The youths allegedly fled the scene while the man was treated by Frontenac Paramedics.
Police say the victim and the suspects were known to each other.
About 10:00 p.m., police arrested one of the youths at a Conacher St. address. He was brought to police headquarters before being released with a court date.
He’s facing a charge of assault with a weapon.
The second youth, who has not yet been located, is facing a charge of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace.