A man and two women have been arrested after they were seen driving a stolen truck and a homemade gun found inside.
According to Winnipeg police, on Friday around noon, officers saw a stolen truck driving near Euclid Avenue and Main Street.
The vehicle was followed to Selkirk Avenue and McGregor Street where officers, along with the tactical unit, stopped the car.
A “handmade firearm ‘zip gun’ capable of firing a .410 bore shotgun shell” was taken from the car, a police news release said.
The driver, a 28-year-old man, was charged with a number of firearms- and driving-related offences as well as possessing property obtained by crime. Two women, 18 and 19, were also arrested and face firearms-related charges and possessing property obtained by crime.
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