A K9 unit was used to help arrest a 30-year-old man with a gun in downtown Vancouver last night, Feb. 6.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) also needed "less-lethal" rubber bullets to detain the suspect, who was the subject of a Canada-wide warrant.
The suspect is in jail, officers said in a social media post Friday, and faces charges for possession of a firearm and breach of probation.
Police explained more than 25 officers were called to reports of an armed man who entered a residential building near the intersection of Seymour and Nelson streets at around 7 p.m. on Thursday.
A sergeant on patrol was initially flagged down by a witness who saw the suspect wielding a gun.
He was found at roughly 9 p.m. in a taxi with other people inside and refused to surrender or comply with police.
"A police dog and an ARWEN gun, which fires hard, rubber less-lethal bullets, were deployed during the arrest," VPD said in its statement.
VPD's emergency response team was called to the incident in addition to the K9 unit.
The suspect cannot be named, police added, "as new charges have not yet been laid."
Officers from our Emergency Response Team and K9 Unit were deployed downtown last night to arrest a suspect armed with a gun and wanted Canada-wide for parole violations.
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) February 7, 2025
A VPD sergeant was patrolling the downtown core around 7 p.m. when he was flagged over by a witness who saw… pic.twitter.com/RfJY0du54d
