NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Thunder Bay Police Service officers have arrested four people Monday in connection with an ongoing investigation involving a disturbance with a possible firearm.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of Pearl Street just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 following reports of an altercation that had just occurred. A firearm was believed to be involved.
When police arrived they began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this alleged incident, which appeared to have concluded before officers arrived.
As a result of the ongoing investigation – which also involved members of the service’s Major Crimes Unit, K9 Unit, Forensic Identification Unit and Intelligence Unit – police identified and located suspects connected to the Sunday incident.
The suspects were located and stopped on Lake Street just before 2:30 p.m. Monday.
Four people, two men and two women, were arrested and are now in custody. A firearm, drugs and cash were seized.
No other information is available at this time. The investigation continues.
