Two arrested after gun flashed at Morris hospital

Police say a gun was flashed during an argument Tuesday inside Morris General Hospital.

Mounties were called to the southern Manitoba hospital at about 4:30 p.m. and learned two women were arguing when a man flashed a handgun at one of them, an RCMP news release Wednesday said.

Shortly after the suspects, a man and a woman, left the hospital, RCMP got a call about a pickup truck hitting a sign on Highway 75, north of Morris. The truck was abandoned and two people were seen fleeing.

Officers from the St. Pierre-Jolys detachment and police dogs eventually located the couple on Main Street in Morris. Police dog Sega found a replica handgun nearby, RCMP said.

A 20-year-old Plum Coulee man was charged with numerous offences, including assault with a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and failure to comply. He was remanded in custody.

A 39-year-old Emerson woman faces charges of possession of a weapon, resisting arrest and causing a disturbance. She is expected to be released on an undertaking.