A loaded handgun was seized by London police officers who were called to investigate threats made against a person inside a home in the east end of the city.
According to police, a man and woman were at the home on Wavell Street, south of Dundas Street around 2:10 a.m. on Saturday when the man pulled out a gun and threatened another individual.
The pair took off after and police were called.
Officers found a man and woman matching the suspect description in a nearby parking lot. They were arrested.
A loaded handgun was seized, police said.
A 28-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both of London, have been charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, occupying a vehicle with a firearm, and possession of a firearm other than a restricted or prohibited firearm.
The man also faces additional charges of uttering threats of death and bodily harm and using a firearm during the commission of an indictable offence. The two accused are expected to appear in court on Monday.
