Three people are facing charges following a machete attack and altercation involving bear spray in Regina on Friday. Officers were called to 4th Avenue and Connaught Street around 1 p.m. Friday for a reported weapons offence, according to the Regina Police Service (RPS). When they got there, police found a 15-year-old boy who had been assaulted by three people armed with a machete. EMS took him to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a Tuesday news release. Through investigation, police said after the assault, the three suspects continued walking through the area and got into a “verbal confrontation” with two other boys. During the confrontation, both boys were bear sprayed and sustained minor injuries, police say. The suspects left the area. Officers then arrived at the 1300 block of Robinson Street as investigation went on, where the three suspects were found and arrested. A 20-year-old man, a 17-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old boy were each charged with two counts of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. The 20-year-old was additionally charged with disguise with intent. The 16-year-old was additionally charged with failure to comply with condition of a release order. The man appeared in Regina Provincial Court on Monday, while the two boys appeared in Regina Provincial Youth Court on the same day.
