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Manitoba teen arrested with fake firearm outside Chickendaze festival

RCMP found this airsoft pistol on a 16-year-old teen at a festival last weekend. Supplied/RCMP

A 16-year-old young man was found wielding a fake gun outside Oakbank’s Chickendaze festival on Saturday.

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RCMP were called after the teen was spotted walking around the perimeter of the festival with the firearm.

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Officers conducted a high-risk take down of the youth, and found the airsoft pistol hidden in his clothes.

READ MORE: Winnipeg police nab 5 suspects in 3 days for weapon/firearm offences

They also discovered the teen, from the RM of Springfield, had been reported missing from Winnipeg.

He faces charges for possessing the concealed weapon and failing to comply with court-ordered conditions.

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