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Three people facing weapons charges after downtown Winnipeg arrest

Winnipeg police were called to a residence Downtown over the lunch hour Monday. File / Global News

Winnipeg police arrested three people on weapons charges after a man was threatened downtown Monday afternoon.

Officers rushed to the 500 block of Ellice Avenue at around 12:50 p.m. after a man called saying he was concerned for his safety.

When they arrived, they found three people and a huge stash of weapons.

The trove included two firearms, a baseball bat and two hatchets, all wrapped in their own red bandana. There was also a large sword, a quantity of ammunition for the shotguns and an animal jawbone sharpened and made into an improvised club.

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Two women and a man, all from Winnipeg, were arrested and charged with various weapons offences including:

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  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
  • Possess Weapon X9
  • Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
  • Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
  • Tampering with Serial Number of a Firearm

The suspects have been identified as:

  • Allison Danielle Parent, 31
  • Gwen Ginelle Ross, 22
  • Harold Wilkie Mace, 27

Mace has also been charged with four counts of Fail to Comply.

They remain in custody.

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