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Armed man disrupts AA meeting
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CALGARY (CBC) - A man walked into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Cochrane, Alta., and brandished two loaded guns, but the situation was diffused peacefully.
Just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, RCMP were called to Weedon Community Hall just north of Cochrane about a man who walked in with a revolver and a shotgun.
The man made no explicit threats, said RCMP Const. Darleen White in a news release.
He unloaded and surrendered the weapons at the request of people attending the meeting, who then walked out of the building with the guns and gave them to police.
The suspect left on foot and was arrested by the RCMP about an hour later without incident, said police.
Charges are pending.
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CALGARY (CBC) - A man walked into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Cochrane, Alta., and brandished two loaded guns, but the situation was diffused peacefully.
Just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, RCMP were called to Weedon Community Hall just north of Cochrane about a man who walked in with a revolver and a shotgun.
The man made no explicit threats, said RCMP Const. Darleen White in a news release.
He unloaded and surrendered the weapons at the request of people attending the meeting, who then walked out of the building with the guns and gave them to police.
The suspect left on foot and was arrested by the RCMP about an hour later without incident, said police.
Charges are pending.
