2 teens shot with pellet gun in Thompson

A Thompson teen says he had a terrifying experience Saturday night while walking his girlfriend home. 

Bryson Bee, 16, said they were walking on Westwood Drive in the northern Manitoba city when a vehicle drove up behind them and they heard shots.

"At first it sounded like a cap gun, and then the pain — I thought it was a real gun," Bee said.

He was hit on the left side below his shoulder blade. His girlfriend was not hurt.

"As soon as we got to her place, I was freaking out," he said. "I felt blood leaking through my shirt and coming down my back."

RCMP said a 15-year-old boy was also hit around the same time and in the same neighbourhood as Bee. 

A 19-year-old man was arrested Sunday night and faces numerous weapons-related charges including assault with a weapon. 

"When Bryson showed up [at home] and he came in, he had no shirt on, and I was like, 'What's going on?'" said Anne Bee, his mother. "I was like, 'Oh my God, we better take you to the hospital.' It looked like it was stuck in there because it was so swollen."

Bryson had an X-ray and was given a tetanus shot and ibuprofen for the pain. The doctor didn't find anything lodged in his back, he said.

He said he saw the other teen at the hospital and he had been hit near his eye. 

"You always tell your kids to be mindful and to watch their surroundings when they are walking around late," his mom said. "I mean he's 16, he's old enough to be out and he's responsible. You trust your kids; I wasn't expecting that at all."

Sgt. Paul Manaigre said RCMP take all firearm calls seriously and the charges reflect that. 

"This serves as an important reminder that there are serious consequences to recklessly handling and discharging any type of firearm," he said in a news release. 

The investigation continues.