Firearm seized from man in downtown Penticton

Penticton RCMP officers were called to a report of a gun in Penticton's downtown this morning. Officers were called at about 9 a.m. today, Feb. 7, to a report of a man armed with a firearm in the 400 block of Main Street, according to an RCMP media release. Officers attended and located the man.  They took the suspect into custody and seized a BB gun in his possession.  The 35-year-old Penticton resident had outstanding warrants and was detained for court proceedings, RCMP said. No one was harmed or threatened. However, the investigation is still ongoing. Anyone who has information that may be related is asked to contact the Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300. To contact a reporter for this story, email Georgina Whitehouse mailto:gwhitehouse@infonews.ca  or call 250-864-7494 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .