One person taken to hospital following bear spray incident in east Regina

The Regina Police Service Headquarters can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

One person was taken to hospital following a bear spray incident in east Regina on Tuesday.

Officers were called to a business on the 2200 block of Victoria Avenue East for a report of a weapons offence around 3:05 p.m., according to an update from the Regina Police Service (RPS) on Thursday.

When officers arrived, they found multiple victims who had been bear sprayed. EMS provided treatment to those on scene and took one person to hospital for further assessment.

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On Wednesday around 10:10 a.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious person on the 1000 block of College Avenue, who turned out to be the suspect connected to the bear spray incident.

The suspect, a 27-year-old woman, was arrested and charged with robbery.

She was scheduled to appear in Regina Provincial Court Thursday morning.