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Kelowna RCMP take down a man with a gun

Global Okanagan News Files

RCMP say they took down a man with a gun, who threatened a security guard at Orchard Park Mall.

Police responded to a 911 call around 1 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The security guard said a man pulled a gun and pointed it at him.

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Police attended with an RCMP helicopter.

They located the man on Harvey Avenue, who surrendered without incident.

A 29-year-old man is in custody and facing charges for firearms offences.

The incident comes less than 24 hours after a false alarm at the same location.

Police were called to Orchard Park Mall Thursday evening around 6 p.m. for reports of two youths with a gun.

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They found two young men with what looked like a gun, but was actually an air soft pistol.

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