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The Canadian Press
Regina — A man in Regina faces multiple weapons charges after an altercation in which he saw Regina police deploy a conducted energy weapon or taser during his arrest.
At about 7:45 p.m., the police were called to He Rae St. between 7th and his 8th Avenues. on Monday due to reports that a man opened fire at a home.
The man was still on the street in front of the building when the police arrived, but took off on his bicycle, eventually abandoning it and fleeing the police on foot.
21} Officers apprehended the suspect and deployed a taser to detain the man.Michael Swan Thorne, 30, faces 13 charges against him, including his two charges of possession of a weapon endangering public peace, robbery and reckless firing of a firearm. is doing.
This Canadian Press report was first published on August 9, 2022.
