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Man in custody following incident at Lynnmall

Police have taken a man into custody following an incident at Lynnmall shopping centre this morning.

At around 10.40am, Police received reports of a man entering the shopping mall carrying what was believed to be a firearm.

Police immediately deployed to the area, located the man and took him into custody without further incident.

‘We have located a toy gun in his possession,’ said police in a statement.

‘Police are satisfied that this incident has been resolved and there is no ongoing danger to the public.

‘We are considering charges for the arrested man.’

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