Security guards attacked by teen boys 14 and 16, threatened with knife and gun
Hamilton Canada June 7 2018 Hamilton police say two security guards were attacked by two Hamilton teen boys, 14, and 16, who threatened to use a gun and a knife.
Police say it happened in the area of Sherman Avenue North and Biggar Avenue just after 11 a.m. Tuesday.
According to police, a security guard, 49, noticed the teens loitering “suspiciously” by an electrical box near the street.
When the teens were asked to move along, police say the boys threatened to attack him with a gun and knife.
The 49-year-old fled on foot into live traffic while being chased by the 14-year-old holding a scrap piece of wood.
Police say a 67-year-old guard then came to the aid of his partner and was hit in the head by the wood.
According to police, the altercation continued between the teens and the guards before the teens ran towards a near-by rail line.
Police say a citizen driving by followed the teens and assisted police in determining their location. Police were then able to arrest and charge them, they say.
The security guards received minor injuries and declined EMS.
14-year-old male youth from Hamilton
Assault with a weapon x 2
Utter threats
Breach of youth probation
16-year-old male youth from Hamilton
Assault level 1 x 2
Utter threats
Breach of youth probation
