Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a report of a suspicious person where there may have been a weapon involved in Gravenhurst.

On Thursday, December 12th, at 10:00 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person who had been standing in front of a residence on Pinegrove Street in Gravenhurst, approximately 30 minutes prior, and beside him in the snow was what appeared to the complainant to be a long gun, possibly similar to a rifle with a magazine attached. There is no indication that the item was used in any manner that would compromise public safety.

The OPP K-9 unit and the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded to conduct a search however the ongoing snow made the search difficult and the person was not located.