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Emergency Response Team called to Mission for man with handgun

Two taken into custody after report that man commented on using gun, Mission RCMP say
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Mission RCMP received a report that a man with an illegal handgun made comments about using it. The Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team assisted with a search warrant on Tuesday night (April 9) and a man and woman were taken into custody. /Mission RCMP Photo

Mission RCMP took a man and woman into custody on Tuesday (April 9) evening after receiving a report of a man who made comments about using an illegal handgun in his possession.

According to a Mission RCMP news release, the man was living in a motorhome parked on Teal Street. The Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team assisted with a search warrant due to the nature of the call.

Police say the search warrant was successfully executed in the evening, resulting in a man and woman from inside the motorhome being taken into custody. No charges have been laid.

Mission RCMP say a search of the motorhome will be carried out Wednesday (April 10) and there is no indication of an ongoing risk to the public.

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