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Nobody was injured when shots were fired at a Regina home and a pair of vehicles on Monday.
According to police, officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Elphinstone Street at around 7:35 p.m. after getting a call about an incident involving a firearm.
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Police said one of the vehicles was parked and empty when the shots were fired, but police said the other vehicle was occupied, and the driver was pulling away at the time of the shooting.
“At this time, it is not clear where the shots originated from,” the Regina Police Service said in a statement.
Police said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and asked anyone with information on the case to get in touch with police or make an anonymous report through Crime Stoppers.
The shooting follows a case in August where an 11-year-old Regina girl was seriously injured after shots were fired at a home on Edgar Street. Several people have since been arrested in connection with the shooting, which police described as a targeted attack.
Three arrested after weapons, bulletproof vests found in vehicle
Three people are facing charges after police officers in Regina allegedly discovered a a cache of weapons and body armour when they searched a vehicle during a traffic stop.
Police said officers stopped a vehicle on Fourth Avenue at around 2 a.m. on Thursday morning because it driving without any lights on.
“Initial investigation revealed the driver did not possess a valid license and the vehicle, which belonged to one of the passengers was unregistered,” the Regina Police Service said in a statement.
“The second passenger had an outstanding warrant and was taken into custody. As the driver and passengers were exiting the vehicle, officers observed what appeared to be a sawed-off rifle on the floor behind the front passenger seat. Both the driver and the remaining passenger were arrested as a result.”
Police said a search of the vehicle led to officers seizing a loaded, sawed-off rifle, two bulletproof vests, an axe, a set of brass knuckles, gun parts, and a toy Airsoft gun.
The three occupants of the vehicle, ages 22, 23 and 23, are now facing a lengthy list of weapons charges. All three of them appeared in court in Regina on Thursday, police said.
