Teen boy charged after armed brawl on Hamilton’s East Mountain

Hamilton police charged a teen boy after reports of a fight involving weapons in a Tim Hortons parking lot on Hamilton’s East Mountain Wednesday afternoon.

Officers say they received reports at around 2:33 p.m. of a large group of youths fighting at the parking lot at 505 Rymal Rd. East.

They say witnesses reported seeing a knife, a baseball bat and something that looked like a firearm.

Investigators arrived within minutes, just as the group allegedly began to disperse.

Police chased a youth who ran into a residential complex at 450 Rymal Rd. East, while additional patrol officers joined in the search.

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Detectives say at around 3:12 p.m., they found and arrested a 17-year-old boy as he was leaving the residential area.

The teen boy was charged with one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and was held for a bail hearing.

Three other youths were arrested during the initial response, and subsequently released without charges pending further investigation.

Officers say they recovered a CO2 airsoft gun from the west parking lot of the plaza, and a baseball bat from the east parking lot — no knife or additional weapons were located.

They say no injuries were reported, and that the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information or video footage is asked to contact police.

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