Woman fires pellet gun at teenagers at ‘Pokestop’ in Canada
Teenagers gather a 'Pokestop' north of Toronto (CTV News).
A woman in Canada has been arrested after she allegedly used a pellet gun to fire multiple shots at teenagers playing Pokémon Go.
Police received emergency calls on Saturday night from teens who said they were being shot at by a woman in the second story of a nearby apartment building in Newmarket, north of Toronto.
Authorities told CTV Toronto the 29-year-old woman “took offence” to people playing the game.
“In this particular case, there was a woman who took offence to it,” police said.
A group of teenagers were gathering in the area at what is called a “Pokestop” when they were targeted.
No one was injured, but police say at least four shots were fired.
The interactive smartphone game uses GPS on mobile devices to detect fictional Pokemon characters, which users need to find by physically attending a location.
The woman was quickly arrested by police and charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and firing a dangerous weapon.
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