Vancouver police say a 17-year-old boy is facing firearms charges after police seized a “cache” of loaded guns and weapons from a Downtown Eastside rooming house.
In a Tuesday media release, police said they discovered the weapons while responding to a report someone had illegally entered a room at the Grand Union near Abbott and Hastings streets on Saturday.
The teen allegedly confronted officers with a loaded gun, police said.
After arresting the teen, officers found five more guns, including a loaded 357 Magnum and a pair of loaded revolvers, along with body armour, machetes, ammunition, replica guns, and drugs, according to the release.
The suspect, who can not be identified because he is a minor, was charged with firearms possession.