RCMP investigate after gun pointed at teen at Portage la Prairie hotel

Portage la Prairie RCMP are investigating after a man allegedly pointed a handgun at a teenager during an argument at a local hotel.

Police say officers were called to a hotel in the 2400 block of Saskatchewan Avenue West at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving a report that a firearm had been brandished.

Investigators learned a teenage couple had been outside the hotel earlier in the afternoon when they became involved in an argument with a man they knew who was also staying at the hotel. During the confrontation, the suspect allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the male victim before leaving the area.

Hotel guests, as well as students and staff at a nearby school, were briefly placed under a hold-and-secure while officers investigated.

Police didn’t find the man after carrying out search warrant in the suspect’s hotel room, but seized a handgun, ammunition, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Portage la Prairie RCMP at 204-857-4445 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.