A 23-year-old man from Saskatoon faces firearm charges following a police investigation on Friday.
Around 10:50 p.m. on Friday, patrol officers in the 2100 Block of 22nd Street West saw three men acting suspiciously, the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release.
Officers believed one of them had a gun.
“Officers approached the group inside of a business and informed the 23-year-old male suspect that he was being detained for a weapons investigation,” police said.
Police say they searched the suspect’s bag and found a loaded firearm.
As a result, the 23-year-old man faces charges including possession of a firearm, concealing a firearm and breaching conditions, police said.