Windsor police investigate bear spray assault

A cannister of bear spray is pictured in an undated image. (File photo/CTV News)

Windsor police are looking for a person they say used bear spray on three people.

Around 11 p.m. on May 11, officers responded to a weapons call in the 2200 block of Dougall Ave. near Tecumseh Road west where they found two men and a woman experiencing mild symptoms consistent with exposure to bear spray.

According to police, a person was speaking with two people in a parked vehicle when a man they didn’t know approached and discharged a noxious substance, believed to be bear mace, in their direction.

The suspect then fled the area on foot and the victims were treated by paramedics at the scene.

Police said the suspect is described as a 15-year-old boy who was dressed in dark clothing at the time of the incident.

Investigators with the Major Crimes Unit urge residents in the immediate area to check their dash-cam or surveillance footage between 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on May 11, 2025 for evidence related to this case.

Anyone with information should call the Major Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 (TIPS).