THUNDER BAY — A Thunder Bay woman has been charged with multiple firearm related charges following a confrontation at a north side business Saturday afternoon that resulted in the woman being disarmed by an off-duty officer.
Thunder Bay police said that Const. Sharlene Bourdeau was participating in a community meeting, for a volunteer project unrelated to her policing duties, at a north-side business in the zero-to-100 block of Cumberland Street South just before 3 p.m.
During this meeting, police report that a woman, unknown to Bourdeau, attended the business and began speaking with the officer.
During the conversation the woman drew a firearm, a Glock 9mm handgun according to police, from the front waistband of her pants to show it to the people at the business.
Bourdeau calmly spoke to the woman to prevent further escalation, and was able to disarm her.
The officer cleared the weapon and confirmed it was unloaded, at which point the woman retrieved loose ammunition from her pockets with the apparent intention of loading the firearm.
The woman became irate and wanted the firearm back, at which point a physical struggle ensued between the woman and the off-duty officer.
Bourdeau, while continuing to thwart the woman from retrieving the handgun, called 911 for police assistance.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to the scene at 3:45 p.m.
When officers arrived, they completed the arrest of the female suspect and seized the firearm.
Shannon Roundhead, 32, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Careless Use of a Firearm
• Unauthorize Possession of a Weapon
• Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon
• Careless Storage of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device of Ammunition
• Unauthorized Possession Without a Licence
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
She appeared in bail court on April 16 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
The charges have yet to be tested in court.
