Winnipeg Police have arrested and charged a 27-year-old male with a number of weapons charges after he made a number of threatening comments to people on Selkirk Avenue on Friday night, November 23, 2018.
Police initially received a report just before 9:30 pm that the man had a firearm. A second report that the suspect went into a nearby youth resource centre asking to use the phone came in shortly afterwards.
Officers responded, found the man in the resource centre and took him into custody. A search of him found an improvised pipe gun loaded with a 12 gauge shotgun shell. He also had three more shells.
Cody-Henry Bousquet from Winnipeg has been charged for his alleged involvement with:
- Transport Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
- Possession of a Weapon
- Carrying Concealed Weapon Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
He was detained in custody.
