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Man allegedly threatens another man with a gun: Saskatoon police

Police said a man surrendered around 45 minutes after they arrived and a sawed-off double-barrel shotgun was seized in a home. Nathaniel Dove / Global News

A Saskatoon man is facing 11 charges after Saskatoon police said he threatened another man with a gun.

Officers were called to the 300 block of Avenue I North at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to investigate the threat, police said.

Several people were located outside the home, but the suspect remained inside, according to the police report.

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Members of the tactical support unit were called in to assist with the call.

The man surrendered to police around 45 minutes later.

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Police said a sawed-off double-barrel shotgun was seized when the home was searched.

Charges the 37-year-old man is facing include assault with a weapon and pointing a firearm.

His name was not released by police.

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