A 29 year-old has been charged after police were called to a downtown Winnipeg apartment building for reports of a man with a gun, assaulting a security guard.
Officers, including the Tactical Support Team, were called to the 300 block of Kennedy St. around 9 p.m. Monday.
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The victim told police the suspect had tried to get into a downtown apartment building, and when he was denied entry, he pulled out a handgun and threatened to shoot the victim.
The suspect was later arrested and a replica hand gun was found near Portage Place.
Oliver Scott has been charged with:
- Robbery
- Pointing a firearm
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
- Mischief Under $5000
- Pointing a firearm
- Public mischief
- Fail to comply with recognizance
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
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