Kelowna RCMP want to talk to whoever shot a tourist in the eye with a BB gun
KELOWNA – They’re not sure if it was intentional or not but police want to talk to anyone with information about how a South Okanagan man was shot in the eye with BB gun last month.
Police became aware of the incident on April 20 when the man came to the front counter of the Kelowna RCMP detachment, media officer Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey said in a press release.
He told them he had felt a sudden stinging sensation in his eye two days earlier when he and his wife were walking near the Sails on Bernard Avenue around 10 p.m.
By time the man returned to his hotel room, he had blood on his face and police say they are still unsure of what happened or if the shooting was intentional.
The man returned home and sought medical help which is when doctors discovered a spherical BB lodged behind his eye. Police say the man is still waiting to have the projectile removed.
If you have any information about this incident, contact Const. Emily Tousignant at the Kelowna RCMP detachment by calling 250-762-3300.
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