People at Deer Lake Park on Saturday afternoon were asked to leave the area by Mounties searching for what turned out to be a BB gun.
Burnaby RCMP descended on the area around noon on Dec. 13 but quickly dispersed once officers determined the gun was a BB gun.
Burnaby Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis said the incident was a “non-event” and police were able to locate the individual carrying the BB gun, who subsequently turned it over to police. BB guns are prohibited in Burnaby, according to city bylaws.
“There could have been charges but because of the circumstances and the cooperation, he just relinquished his claim on it and it’ll be destroyed,” Buis added.
