Man arrested in driveway with loaded gun, charged with uttering threats: RCMP
A handgun seized by Selkirk RCMP during a recent investigation (Image source: RCMP)
RCMP in Selkirk arrested a Winnipeg man with a loaded gun after he allegedly threatened to kill another man at a home in the RM of St. Clements.
The incident occurred Wednesday at approximately 9 p.m. Selkirk RCMP received a report of a man who allegedly threatened to kill an 18-year-old man with a gun, and was heading to the home on Henderson Highway in the RM of St. Clements.
Mounties rushed to the home, and when they arrived, they found a pickup truck parked in the driveway that was still running. A man in the truck was arrested, and officers found a loaded handgun with extra ammunition inside.
Brennan Harrison, 24, has been charged with uttering threats and multiple firearms-related charges, including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and using a firearm in the commission of an offence.
The charges have not been proven in court. Harrison remains in custody.
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