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VPD deploy beanbag shotgun on man ‘seen carrying a gun’ in downtown bar

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver police say they used a beanbag shotgun to arrest a man “seen carrying a gun” in a downtown bar Monday evening.

The incident happened just after 6 p.m. at the Lennox Pub near the intersection of Granville and Robson streets, VPD spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison said.

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One Reddit user who witnessed the incident said they heard police yelling “drop it, drop to the ground.”

Addison said the suspect was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and that the investigation was ongoing.

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