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District Office Appleby Mall Burlington, Ont. 333-1212 Open year round for our clients in Oakville, Milton and Halton Region. 75 Cents (GST included) Vol. 31 No. 135 AMetrolandCdinmunity Newspaper FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1993 War game may cost boy an eye By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Stafl' «- g he facts were slow to come to light, but the circum- stances surrounding a 14-year-old Oakville boy Shot in the eye with a pellet gun have finally been deter- mined by the Halton Regional Police. When the story first broke, police were told by two youths that they had been walking in Glen Abbey’s Heritage Way Park at around 6 pm. Tuesday when someone started shooting at them with a pellet gun. One was struck just below his eye, while his friend suffered a direct hit to his eye and was taken to Oakville- Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. At the time, policewere told a group of teenaged boys had been _ seen running from the area. Oakville officers immediately began an intensive investigation into what they described at the time as a “cowardly act.” On Wednesday afternoon a press conference was called by police and the parents of the wounded youth, but was delayed when investigators told members of the media there had been a break in the case. Thirty minutes later Acting Inspector Graham Barnes arrived with new information: the boys lied to police and - armed with an undetermined number of pellet guns - had actually been playing a war game at the time of the mishap. As a result of the continuing investigation, police on Thursday morning said there had actually been four youths - all of whom knew each other - involved in the dangerous war game. A 15-year-old boy has been charged with careless use of a firearm, possession of a weapon Football playoffs Raiders in Lions out Page 1 8 m 14 Acting Inspector Graham Barnes used a pm conference dealing with a pellet gun wounding to show the media how air pistols such as these bear a striking resemblance to real handguns. (Photo by Barrie Erskine) GO train kills teen BUSINESS .......... CLASSIFIED.......................23-27 Consumers Distributing, SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS The Bay, Sheridan College Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435-201 dangerous to the public peace and public mischief. A 14-year-old boy has been charged with posses- sion of a weapon dangerous to the public peace. Another 14-year-old (See 'Three' page 10) The investigation into the death of an 18-year- old Oakville man struck by a train Tuesday evening continues. Halton Regional Police report that at approxi- mately 8:25 pm. a westbound GO train hit the man who was walking along the tracks near Fourth Line. Police and fire units responded to the SOUP. s TEA BISCUIT, l'.“:' REGULAR (10 OZ.) COFFEE chicken-Salad , scene and the commuter-filled train was held up for two hours. The accident occurred while police were in the process of arresting four youths trying to steal from cars in a nearby parking area. The death of the man on the tracks is complete- ly unrelated, say police. Sliced Meats $ 49 ‘l_'una Salad - 'SANvai'CSH, REGULAR (10 oz.) COFFEE AND A DONUT