On April 8, 2021, at approximately 2:30 pm, Thompson RCMP received a report that a security officer at a local business was detaining a male who was in possession of a knife. When officers arrived at the business on Mystery Lake Road in Thompson, Manitoba, they learned from staff and security personnel that a male had been holding a knife and chasing a person in the store. Nobody was injured. The knife was seized.
An 18-year-old male from Thompson was arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose.
The investigation continues.