Vancouver police say they used a beanbag shotgun to arrest a man “seen carrying a gun” in a downtown bar Monday evening.
The incident happened just after 6 p.m. at the Lennox Pub near the intersection of Granville and Robson streets, VPD spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison said.
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One Reddit user who witnessed the incident said they heard police yelling “drop it, drop to the ground.”
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Addison said the suspect was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and that the investigation was ongoing.
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