Bear sprayed teen arrested in Midtown food court

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Saskatoon police arrested a 13-year-old boy with a canister of bear spray at the Midtown mall on Thursday afternoon.

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Around 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a call about bear spray being discharged in the food court of the mall in the 200 block of First Avenue South, police said in a news release on Friday.

They arrived to find a teen boy “experiencing the direct effects of bear spray,” the release said.

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“Further investigation determined that this male may be in possession of bear spray; a search of his person located a canister concealed in his pocket.”

The boy was charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace, unauthorized carrying of a concealed weapon and failure to comply with court-ordered conditions.

The release did not say whether anyone other than the suspect was affected by the spray.

Police continue to investigate.

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