News release
Portage la Prairie RCMP arrest male after suspect waves gun at motorist on the Trans-Canada Highway
July 23, 2026
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Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On July 21, at approximately 11:50 a.m., RCMP responded to a report that a male motorist driving erratically on the Trans-Canada Highway waved a handgun through his vehicle’s sunroof after passing another car east of Portage la Prairie.
Portage la Prairie RCMP, with the assistance of Amaranth RCMP, located the suspect vehicle travelling west of Portage la Prairie about 20 minutes later and initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 16. The suspect was arrested without incident.
Following the arrest, RCMP found and seized what turned out to be an airsoft replica BB handgun from the vehicle.
A 25-year-old Winnipeg male faces charges of:
- Assault with a weapon x2;
- Pointing a firearm x2;
- Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose;
- Using imitation firearm in the commission of an offence;
- Uttering threats x2; and
- Common nuisance causing injury.
He was released on an undertaking, with his first court appearance slated for September.