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Winnipeg man in custody after shotgun incident near elementary school

Jordan Pearn/Global News

Police have arrested a 53-year-old Winnipeg man after they received a tip about a person with a shotgun on the roof of a Guelph Street house Thursday afternoon.

As a result, nearby Harrow School was put into a hold and secure.

Police arrested the man a short time later when he left the house.

The firearm, which turned out to be a single-shot 12-gauge shotgun, was seized by police.

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Alviso Carmine Lanzelotti faces a number of firearms-related charges and was detained in custody.

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