Man shot by hunters, teens charged

Three teens are facing charges after a senior was struck by an errant shot fired by hunters, RCMP said.

Treherne RCMP were sent to the man’s home on Road 53 North in the Rural Municipality of Victoria at about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.

Officers were told a 66-year-old man with a wound to his arm was taken to hospital by ambulance in stable condition. He was released from hospital that day.

Police were told the victim had been hit by a shot while he was outside on his own property. He was not hunting. Mounties arrested two males, ages 17 and 16, and a 14-year-old girl in a field across from the victim’s property.

All have been charged with careless use of a firearm, discharging a firearm while being reckless and assault with a weapon. The girl and the younger male are also charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm. All three were released.