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Suspect shot with beanbags during tense arrest was seen carrying gun: VPD

Granville Street entertainment district in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Granville Street entertainment district in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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A suspect who was hospitalized following a tense arrest in downtown Vancouver on Monday night was seen carrying a gun inside a nearby bar, according to police.  

Vancouver Police Department revealed details of the violent arrest on Twitter shortly after 8 p.m, and say a criminal investigation is ongoing.

Sgt. Steve Addison says police were called around 6 p.m. after a witness reported seeing a man put a gun on a table before concealing it in his waistband.

“We confronted the man outside the bar as he was leaving. He did not comply with our directions and put the arresting officers’ safety in danger,” Addison wrote in an email to CTV News Vancouver on Tuesday.

He says officers used a beanbag gun in order to safely take the man into custody.

After being taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, the suspect is back in custody and Addison says police are recommending a number of criminal charges.

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