OPP say shortly after 4 p.m. on October 25, officers were called about a man who was hit with a small steel ball in Blind River.
An owner of an apartment building was making repairs to a door when he was hit with a ball bearing. A second shot had missed him, hitting his building.
Investigation showed the ball bearings were fired from a slingshot.
The shots came from an apartment across the road where a man was seen near an open window.
Police went to the apartment and found a slingshot and ball bearings.
As a result of the investigation, Edward Martel, 54, from Blind River, was charged with:
- Mischief Under $5,000, and with
- Assault with a Weapon,
