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Teen arrested after pointing gun outside of Regina General Hospital

There was a scary incident outside of the main entrance of the Regina General Hospital on Wednesday night. Stewart Manhas / Global News

REGINA – There was a scary incident outside the main entrance of the Regina General Hospital Wednesday night.

Police were called out at 8:25 p.m. for a report that a man pointed a sawed-off firearm at a male hospital employee.

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The suspect fled on foot before police arrived, but the victim was able to describe the suspect’s clothing.

Police arrested a 17-year-old male in the area of 14th Avenue and Broad Street. The teen was taken into custody without incident and a search found he was carrying an unloaded sawed-off shotgun.

The teen is facing a total of eight charges, including Pointing a Firearm, and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of an Indictable Offence.

He will make his first court appearance in Regina on Thursday.

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