Two Argyle men have been charged in relation to a shot being fired from a boat near Chebogue Point.

On July 21st police arrested a 28-year-old man and 39-year-old man in relation to their investigation into the incident.

They were both released from custody on conditions and are facing charges of Careless Use of a Firearm and Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose. The 39-year-old man is also facing a Dangerous Operation of a Vessel charge.

Both will appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on September 26th.

Yarmouth Rural RCMP responded a complaint of a shot being fired from a boat near Chebogue Point on July 20th. They learned that the boat was approaching another vessel, when a man fired a shot in the air.

There were no injuries.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada assisted the investigation.