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Charges laid after man with gun spotted in Ebb and Flow First Nation

RCMP were called to the report of a man armed with a gun in Ebb and Flow First Nation around 3:15 p.m. Saturday. Lee Brown, The Canadian Press

Police have charged a man allegedly seen walking through Ebb and Flow First Nation carrying a gun over the weekend.

RCMP from Ste. Rose du Lac were called about the armed man around 3:15 p.m. Saturday.

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They say officers used a loudspeaker to tell the man to drop his weapon, but the suspect instead walked away from police and into a nearby bush area.

Police secured the area and, with help from the RCMP’s emergency response team, apprehended the man.

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They say no one was injured.

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A 23-year-old man from Ebb and Flow First Nation is now facing multiple charges.

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Police continue to investigate.

Ebb and Flow First Nation is roughly 184 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.

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