Sask. RCMP search for suspect after male points gun at children

Police are searching for a suspect after RCMP say a gun was pointed at two children in Humboldt last Saturday.

Police say they received a report on May 23 of a suspicious male with a firearm on 8th Avenue around 7:30 p.m.

According to RCMP, two children under the age of 10 were approached by a man in a white pickup truck who pointed a gun at them and made threats. The gun was not fired and the children were not physically injured.

Investigators describe the suspect as a tall male with a mustache, wearing a shirt, pants and a hat. The vehicle is believed to be an older model white Chevrolet truck.

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Police patrolled the area following the report but have not yet located the suspect or the vehicle.

RCMP are asking anyone with information, or who may have seen suspicious activity on 8th Avenue that evening, to contact police or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.

RCMP say the investigation is ongoing, and if there is an immediate risk to public safety, the public will be notified.