An apparently armed man turned out to be wielding nothing more than a bicycle pump during a robbery at a Manitoba Liquor Mart, said Winnipeg police.
Officers were called to the Liquor Mart in the 300 block of Ellice Avenue Wednesday, and confronted a suspect in the area.
Police said the man produced what appeared to be a firearm from his waistband and pointed it at officers in a ‘shooting stance’.
Due to the risk to the public, police decided not to use lethal force, and backup officers arrived shortly afterwards and arrested the suspect.
A search of the man revealed that his ‘gun’ was, in fact, a bike pump. Police also seized a bottle of stolen liquor.
Andrew Claude Scott, 40, faces charges of armed robbery using a firearm, failing to comply with a probation order, and two counts of failing to comply with conditions.
He was detained in custody.
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