Boy, 16, facing charges after group of teens attacked with bear spray

A 16-year-old boy is facing charges after he allegedly sprayed a group of teens with bear spray in Lower Sackville, N.S.

RCMP say the boy approached the group at a park on Walker Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

He demanded that the teens give up any items of value. When they refused, police say the teen sprayed them with bear spray and ran off.

Police located and arrested the suspect on Marie Drive a short time later.

The Sackville teen is facing charges of administering a noxious substance, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon and breach of an undertaking.