Three people have been arrested after a man was shot with a BB gun near the West End Mall in Halifax early Sunday morning.

At 3:15 a.m the man was walking on Mumford Road.

Police say that’s when he was shot by someone in a passing car.

The car was tracked down on Chebucto Rd near the rotary where a BB gun was seized and two adults and a young offender were arrested.

All three are expected to face assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous charges.