RCMP officers seize firearms and ammunition from Yellowknife home after call for service

There were some tense moments yesterday on 53rd Street in downtown Yellowknife after the RCMP received a call for service.

A witness on the scene told Moose News that a man was threatening to harm himself outside a residence and then proceeded inside his home where there were weapons present.

Julie Plourde is the Media Relations Officer with the Northwest Territories RCMP in Yellowknife.

“At approximately 1:01 p.m., on Wednesday, October 30, the Yellowknife RCMP received a call for service at a residence,” Plourde said. “During their investigation, RCMP officers seized firearms and ammunition.”

No charges have been laid and the investigation is ongoing.

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Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green is from Whitbourne Newfoundland and graduated from the CNA Journalism Program. Arthur also studied Business Marketing and Political Science at Memorial University in Essex England and St. John's Newfoundland. Green has worked as a spot news photographer/journalist with such news organizations as CBC, CBC Radio, NTV, Saltwire and Postmedia in Alberta.

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