Child assaulted as a group of kids played near an encampment: C25-240036

Released: October 14, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

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A group of children were playing by a park in the Centennial neighbourhood at Pacific/Ellen, when one of the children was assaulted by an unknown man.

On October 8, 2025, around 2:30 in the afternoon, the children were playing next to a park where an encampment was setup. As they passed by, one of the kids had a water bottle thrown at him by a man in the park. He then chased the boy down the street screaming at him.

The group all ran to safety and reported what happened to a parent. The boy was not physically injured and the parent managed to take a photo of the suspect and contacted police.

Police located the suspect at the encampment and he was taken into custody.

Ryan Mark VIVIER , (27), was charged with:

Assault with a Weapon and detained in custody. 

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