WEAPONS INVESTIGATION 22-17692

WEAPONS INVESTIGATION

Replica firearm seized 

LONDON, ON (March 2, 2022) – On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, shortly before 12 p.m., police responded to a shopping mall located at 785 Wonderland Road South in relation to a female youth who was believed to be in possession of a firearm. 

Staff at schools in the surrounding area were notified. 

A suspect was located and arrested outside of the shopping mall, and a search yielded a replica gun. 

No threats were made, and there were no reported injuries. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.

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