Just before 7 yesterday morning Flin Flon RCMP with the assistance of the Cranberry Portage and Creighton RCMP responded to a residence on Center Street in Flin Flon following a report of a firearm being discharged.  Police were able to apprehend a male suspect without incident.  Nobody was injured during the discharge of the firearm.

A 38 year old Flin Flon man is charged with careless use of a firearm, discharging a firearm while being reckless and unsafe storage of firearms.  He has been released from custody and will appear in Flin Flon Provincial Court at a later date.