A teenage boy was taken to hospital for a mental health assessment after Guelph police say he pointed a pellet gun at strangers, including a man walking near Eramosa Road and Stevenson Street North on the evening of July 4, 2026.
The Guelph Police Service said a man was walking in that area around 9:25 p.m. when he saw a male pointing a firearm his way. The two did not know each other. After the victim called police, investigators put out a public appeal for help identifying the suspect.
Tips from the public led officers to a Guelph teen, who was arrested at gunpoint. Police seized a black pellet gun that resembled a Glock handgun. The young person was then taken to hospital for a mental health assessment.
Police also received a second report over the same weekend about someone pointing a handgun at houses and passing cars in the same neighbourhood. Both cases are believed to involve the same teen.
Anyone with more information is asked to call the Guelph Police Service non-emergency line at 519-824-1212.
