Mother of pellet gun assault victim speaks out
“There’s a chance my son won’t be able to smile again.”
Those were the words from the mother of a 16-year-old male shot multiple times by a pellet gun during a robbery; so fed up with the crime in North Battleford, she plans to leave as soon as possible. She asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation.
The robbery occurred Wednesday morning at roughly 10 a.m. According to the mother, her son was on a spare period at school and was on his way to get her a birthday present. The Battlefords RCMP report said three males on bicycles approached the victim and demanded he hand over his belongings while brandishing a pellet gun. The victim refused and one of the males shot the victim numerous times.
“I guess he fought back and I really wish he wouldn’t have,” The mother said. “He has a 10-month-old boy and he can’t even hold him right now. He has pellets stuck between his fingers and under his nails from trying to push the gun away.”