Wellesley man faces weapons charges after incident in downtown Kitchener | globalnews.ca

A Wellesley man is facing weapons charges after an incident in the city of Kitchener on Wednesday, according to Waterloo Regional Police.

Police say police were called to a report of threats with a firearm at a home near Sterling Avenue and Charles Street East around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Police say Sterling Avenue was briefly closed while officers were also in the area investigating the incident.

The victim has reported minor injuries to the police in the incident. Police say that the victim and the accused knew each other and it was a targeted attack.

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Police have arrested a 20-year-old youth from Wellesley. Police say officers also seized two BB guns.

He faces multiple charges, including assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, making threats to kill or cause bodily harm, pointing a firearm, forcible confinement and failing to comply with a judicial release order. Used to be.

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