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2 bystanders pepper-sprayed in Metrotown

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Nov, 2024 11:51 AM
  • 2 bystanders pepper-sprayed in Metrotown

Mounties in Burnaby say two innocent bystanders were reportedly pepper-sprayed by four teenagers in Burnaby over the weekend. 

Corporal Mike Kalanj with Burnaby R-C-M-P says officers responded to reports of the assault inside the Metrotown shopping centre on Saturday evening. 

Police say the investigation shows that two victims were innocent bystanders and were walking through the mall when the teenagers ran past them, allegedly spraying each other. 

Police say pepper spraying incidents in that area are on the rise and they are working with mall security to identify the suspects.

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