Two people were arrested recently for firing what appeared to be a rifle from a building in Victoria Hill.
The incident happened Saturday around 9 p.m. Police were tipped off after someone saw a man on an upper floor balcony of a building at Memorial Drive and Ross Drive shooting a rifle into Memorial Park below, according to a police press release.
Officers were dispatched to the building and two adults – both New West residents - were arrested without incident. Turns out the “rifle” the man was using was a paintball gun, according to the release.
“After a discussion with officers, it was determined that the male was not shooting at people, but was calibrating his paintball gun with no intent to cause harm,” the release noted, adding no one was injured and no damage was located.
Both residents were released without charges.
“This man was seen by witnesses shooting what appeared to be a rifle into a nearby park,” New Westminster Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Jeff Scott said in the release. “We would like to remind people to be mindful of how their paintball guns may appear to other members of the public and that they can easily be mistaken for real firearms. Keep your paintball activity to the paintball park.”
