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Police arrest 19-year-old after weapons call in Dartmouth

Forensic officers with Halifax Regional Police search for evidence in Dartmouth, N.S., June 2017. .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brett Bundale

Halifax Regional Police have taken a 19-year-old man into custody after a weapons call on Saturday.

At approximately 2:10 a.m. police received a report of a disturbance involving a group of individuals known to each other at 4 Brule St.

Police were told a gun may be involved.

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Officers and members of the Emergency Response Team attended the scene and took a suspect into custody without incident.

Investigators did recover a gun at the scene.

Police remain on scene in the area as they secure and prepare to carry out a search warrant at another residence on Brule Street.

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Halifax police say they do not believe this was a random incident but say there is no risk to public safety.

The 19-year-old man remains in police custody and police say he will face several firearm-related offences.

He is set for a bail hearing Saturday evening.

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Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 902-490-5016 or to contact Crime Stoppers.

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