Crime & Safety
Suspect Nabbed with 'Facsimile' Gun at Stamford Town Center: Report
The incident began to unfold at about 5:15 p.m. when the department was notified about a man seen in the mall carrying a concealed firearm.
STAMFORD, CT — Police chased a Norwalk man - who was armed with a "facsimile" firearm - through the Stamford Town Center Wednesday afternoon before tackling him in an elevator, reports the Stamford Advocate.
Police said the incident began to unfold at about 5:15 p.m. when the department was notified about a man seen in the mall carrying a concealed firearm. Officers spotted him on surveillance video and moved in to apprehend him, but he ran off.
Officers then tackled him in one of the mall's elevators where a struggle ensued before he was taken into custody, according to the publication. Details of the weapon were not immediately available.
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Arrested was Mohmed Boumazzourn, 29, on charges of reckless endangerment, carrying a facsimile firearm, breach of peace and resisting arrest. He was held in lieu of a $10,000 bond and was scheduled to be arraigned in Stamford Superior Court on Thursday.
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