Airsoft gun fired at high school students in Chatham

Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: At 12:05 p.m., police responded to Cecile Avenue in Chatham for a weapons investigation.

Through investigation, police learned the man was riding in a vehicle that drove by students from a local high school.

As the students and the vehicle crossed paths, the man pointed and fired an airsoft gun, striking one student in the face and one in the arm.

The students sustained minor physical injuries.

The man was identified, spoken to over the phone and turned himself in to the police.

The 18-year-old Wallaceburg man was charged with weapons dangerous, two counts of assault with a weapon and three counts of pointing a firearm.

He was released from headquarters with conditions and a future court date.

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