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Several police cruisers swarmed the area of Lakeshore Rd. East near Bronte Rd. Monday night and broke up a group of over a hundred people.
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Halton police were called to downtown Oakville Monday night for reports of a large group of 200 to 300 teenagers shooting fireworks at each other.

Numerous calls came in shortly before 9 p.m. about the gathering of several hundred people.

Police responded to the area of Lakeshore Rd. East and East St. downtown and worked to disperse the group.

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Police say nobody was hurt as a result of the incident but they did lay at least one charge.

A 15-year-old male reportedly shot a firework in the direction of officers and was subsequently arrested and charged with assault with a weapon. Several other individuals were issued provincial offence notices.

Anyone with additional information about this incident is encouraged to contact police.

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