An 18-year-old man on a bus was taken into custody in Surrey Tuesday evening, after a passenger called police to report he was carrying what appeared to be a firearm.
Around 6:17 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3), a passenger on the bus travelling along 160 Street and Fraser Highway called 9-1-1 to report a young man asleep with what appeared to be a firearm in his possession, Metro Vancouver Transit Police said in an email.
Surrey RCMP and Transit Police officers attended and, out of abundance of caution, the bus was evacuated of all other passengers.
With the assistance of the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team, an 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody without incident, Transit Police said.
The weapon recovered was determined to be a replica firearm.
There were no reports of injuries and the file is still under investigation.