Fake firearm draws real police response in downtown Guelph

Guelph police say a fake firearm drew a large response in the downtown on Thursday morning.

Police said an employee at a business on Wyndham Street reported that a man, with whom he had a previous interaction, walked by holding what was believed to be a real gun.

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Investigators said officers responded in less than five minutes and found the individual with the supposed gun.

As police were under the impression the man could actually have a firearm, they ordered the man onto the ground at gunpoint.

Investigators said they seized an imitation black and silver gun, plus two stolen Canadian passports.

Police determined he was also wanted by authorities in York Region so they turned him over to them.

A 35-year-old from Guelph has a court date in the Royal City on May 21.