Seagulls perch on logs at Esquimalt Lagoon on Sunday. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Seagulls perch on logs at Esquimalt Lagoon on Sunday. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Target shooting at the Esquimalt Lagoon lands Colwood pair a ticket for open liquor

Police seize crossbow, investigation continues

  • Jul. 27, 2018 12:00 a.m.

Two local residents were handed a ticket for possessing open liquor after target shooting with a crossbow along Colwood’s waterfront.

On Wednesday at approximately 6:45 p.m the West Shore RCMP responded to reports of a man and woman with a firearm in the 2900-block of Ocean Boulevard.

Officers arrived at the Esquimalt Lagoon to find a man and a woman sitting on the beach with a crossbow. According to police, investigators determined the man was target shooting with the weapon along the waterfront. No gun was involved.

Investigators also found several cans of beer around the pair and a target about a block down the beach.

A 32-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman from Colwood were issued a $230 ticket for possessing open liquor.

Police seized the man’s crossbow and their investigation continues.


Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Goldstream News Gazette