A Fort Providence man accused of shooting a young girl with a pellet gun as she played at a community playground made a brief video appearance in a Yellowknife court Wednesday.

Logan Causa, 18, faces a total of 10 charges, including pointing a firearm and causing bodily harm by criminal negligence, after he was arrested and charged in the fall.

On Oct. 13, itSA国际影视传媒檚 alleged Causa used a pellet gun to shoot -- from his window- - in the direction of two young girls playing at a playground beside the accusedSA国际影视传媒檚 home in Fort Providence.

According to Crown prosecutor Martine Sirois, one of the girls, aged 11, was struck in the leg with a ricocheted pellet. A 10-year-old girl's boot was hit with a pellet that bounced off bars located in the playground, according to the prosecutor.

The 11-year-old girl was treated for injuries at the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 health centre, said Sirois.

Causa has elected to be tried by a judge and jury in NWT Supreme Court.

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Causa has accessed his right to a preliminary inquiry -- a hearing that tests the strength of the CrownSA国际影视传媒檚 case -- which is set for February.

In the meantime, prosecutors are waiting to receive an expert report as to whether or not the pellet gun allegedly used by Causa is deemed a firearm. The gun uses compressed air to launch the pellets at high speeds.

The CrownSA国际影视传媒檚 position is that due to the velocity at which the gun shoots pellets -- reaching over 500 feet per second -- it constitutes a firearm designation.

The expert opinion is due before the preliminary inquiry begins on Feb. 27. The Crown expects to call a number of civilian witnesses during the hearing.