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Charges laid in Selkirk Avenue shotgun standoff

Winnipeg police were called to an apartment block in the 1000 block of Selkirk Avenue early Tuesday where a man had armed himself with a shotgun. Randall Paull / Global News

A Winnipeg man is facing a long list of gun-related charges following a standoff at a North End apartment building early Tuesday.

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The Tactical Support Team was called in after a man armed with a shotgun began threatening residents of an apartment in the 1000 block of Selkirk Avenue around 12:20 a.m.

Police say the man was threatening to shoot anybody that tried to enter the building.

The man was eventually taken into custody about an hour after police arrived.

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A loaded shotgun was found inside the building.

Christopher Lee Pottinger, 42, has been charged with 15 separate firearms-related offences.

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