An 18-year-old man, a male youth and a female youth were arrested after Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of a firearm.
Just before noon on Monday, April 14, police received a report of an individual with a firearm in a field within the city's Lancaster neighbourhood. Upon arrival, officers took three people into custody without incident.
"The firearm was recovered and was confirmed to be a replica firearm. As charges are currently pending no additional information can be released at this time," said police in a media release.