Barrie Police arrest man they say had loaded gun on downtown street

Police say they found a loaded firearm in satchel the suspect had in his possession

Barrie Police called downtown shortly after two o’clock Sunday morning after receiving a report of a man with a gun “standing on a Dunlop Street East sidewalk.”

When officers approached the man, police say he fled down an alleyway but was nabbed a short distance away.

Police say he was wearing a satchel that contained a fully loaded Sig Sauer 9 mm gun, cannabis, suspected cocaine, fentanyl, psilocybin and prescription medication.

Image: Barrie Police

A 20-year-old Markham man faces weapons and drug charges, as well as failing to comply with a court-related release order.

He was to appear for a video bail hearing on Monday.

Banner image: Barrie Police

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