On May 31st at 5:16pm Niagara Regional Police responded to a commercial business parking lot located on Welland Avenue near Geneva Street, in St. Catharines regarding an armed person.
Information provided by the complainant was that they were approached by the suspect who was offering to sell drugs.
The suspect was wearing a backpack with what appeared to be the handle of a shotgun sticking out. The complainant declined the offering of drugs and subsequently contacted police.
Officers arrived on scene and located the suspect. As reported, officers observed what appeared to be the handle of a shotgun sticking out of the suspects backpack.
The suspect was arrested and found to be in possession of a loaded 12-gauge shotgun with an additional five rounds of ammunition.
30 year old Zach Charles LEBLANC has been arrested and faces several charges.
