A 19-year-old man is facing several charges after Saskatoon police received a report early Thursday of a man pointing a gun at another person.
The Saskatoon Police Service was called to the 300 block of Shillington Crescent around 5:30 a.m. and found a suspect carrying a backpack and a machete.
Officers chased the man on foot and saw him throw the machete in nearby garbage.
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Police say the man disregarded commands to stop and fled into the 700 block of Hart Road where he was arrested.
The backpack was found nearby and had a gun, hunting knife and a expandable baton.