Three men are facing a combined 35 charges after a rifle was allegedly pointed at a group of people outside an Oshawa convenience store.
Shortly before midnight on Sept. 30, Durham Regional police officers received a call about a person armed with a firearm near Simcoe Street South and First Avenue.
A bus driver in the area at the time told police that a grey Dodge Caravan was travelling south on Simcoe when a male inside the van pointed a rifle toward a crowd of people outside a convenience store.
The van then drove into a parking lot just south of First Avenue where it was surrounded and apprehended by officers.
No injuries were reported as a result.
Following a search of the van, police said they found a Kel Tec 9mm rifle was underneath a seat and an undisclosed quantity of drugs.
Investigators later determined that the weapon believed to have been used in the incident had not been discharged.
Suspects identified as Sumeed Syed, 20, Abdul Syed, 21, both of Toronto and Liam Abdelmoumen, 18, of Scarborough have been charged with a total of 35 offences, including possession of a dangerous weapon, pointing a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a restricted firearm.
Anyone with information about the investigation is being asked to call Det. Sitaram of the Central East Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 2741 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
