Three teenagers, including one who was shot, are facing charges after a gun was fired in an east London apartment.
Emergency crews were called to an apartment on Allen Place near Kiwanis Park around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to police, a 17-year-old male was suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital with injuries police described as "non-life threatening."
Officers seized a firearm and arrested two teenage girls.
A 17-year-old female, a 16-year-old female, and the 17-year-old male who was shot are each charged with possession of a restricted firearm without a licence, using/handling a firearm in a careless manner, possession of a loaded restricted firearm, and storing a firearm in a careless manner.
The 17-year-old male is also charged with possession of a weapon contrary to prohibition order.
All three cannot be named because of their age.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.
