Winnipeg’s Guns and Gangs unit have a 29-year-old male in custody after they spotted him running with a gun in his hand near Sargent Avenue and Furby Street on July 1, 2019.
Police say the incident happened around 2:15 am and when they activated the emergency equipment on their vehicle the suspect continued to run from them.
A foot chase ensued and the male was taken down in the 600 block of Sherbrook Street.
The weapon turned out to be a sawed-off airlift rifle.
Jimmy Gilbert Harper, 29 from Winnipeg has been charged for his alleged involvement with
Harper was detained in custody.
